Table 7. Association between variables and the area level and hepatitis A infection (anti-HAV-IgG) in the North, Southeast and South regions of Brazil.
| Area level variables | North | Southeast | South | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR* (95% CI) | p | OR* (95% CI) | p | OR* (95% CI) | p | |
| Illiterate head of the household (%) | 1.05 (0.99 - 1.12) | 0.117 | 1.06 (1.04 - 1.09) | 0.000 | 1.14 (1.11 - 1.17) | 0.000 |
| Illiterate female, head of the household (%) |
1.02 (0.98 - 1.07) | 0.308 | 1.03 (1.01 - 1.05) | 0.001 | 1.06 (1.04 - 1.08) | 0.000 |
| Schooling of the head of the
household (mean years) |
0.83 (0.68 - 1.02) | 0.077 | 0.88 (0.80 - 0.97) | 0.011 | 0.76 (0.69 - 0.83) | 0.000 |
| 15-19 years literate
individuals living in the household (%) |
0.93 (0.81 - 1.06) | 0.274 | 0.86 (0.79 - 0.93) | 0.000 | 0.87 (0.75 - 1.01) | 0.074 |
| Female head of the household (%) | 0.96 (0.92 - 1.00) | 0.036 | 1.02 (1.00 - 1.03) | 0.024 | 1.00 (0.98 - 1.02) | 0.911 |
| Water supply coverage (%) | 1.00 (0,.99 - 1.01) | 0.444 | 0.99 (0.98 - 0.99) | 0.000 | 0.96 (0.91 - 1.03) | 0.320 |
| Solid waste collection coverage (%) | 1,.00 (0.97 - 1.03) | 0.857 | 0.98 (0.98 - 0.99) | 0.000 | 0.93 (0.92 - 0.95) | 0.000 |
*
Odds ratio corrected by random effect and weight sampling.