Table 3. Sociodemographic factors, multiple logistic regression.
| Characteristics | Total N | Hepatitis A patients n (% of N) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR* (95% CI) | P-value (crude) | P-value (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 557 | 315 (56.6) | |||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 277 | 157 (56.7) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| Male | 280 | 158 (56.4) | 0.99 (0.71–1.38) | 0.97 (0.66–1.42) | 0.953 | 0.872 |
| Age | ||||||
| 0–≤5 years | 135 | 72 (53.3) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| 5–≤10 years | 246 | 182 (74.0) | 2.49 (1.6–3.88) | 2.45 (1.57–3.84) | ||
| 10–≤14 years | 78 | 46 (59.0) | 1.26 (0.72–2.22) | 1.27 (0.72–2.25) | ||
| 14–≤18 years | 21 | 10 (47.6) | 0.8 (0.31–2.01) | 0.8 (0.31–2.04) | ||
| >18 years | 77 | 5 (6.5) | 0.06 (0.02–0.15) | 0.063 (0.02–0.15) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Housing | ||||||
| No crowding** | 276 | 141 (51.1) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| Crowding | 281 | 174 (61.9) | 1.56 (1.11–2.18) | 1.1 (0.75–1.62) | 0.01 | 0.62 |
| Toilets | ||||||
| Outside*** | 256 | 157 (61.3) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| Inside | 301 | 158 (52.5) | 0.7 (0.5–0.98) | 0.75 (0.48–1.15) | 0.036 | 0.191 |
| Water | ||||||
| Outside**** | 100 | 57 (57.0) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||
| Inside | 457 | 258 (56.5) | 0.98 (0.63–1.51) | 1.41 (0.82–2.42) | 0.921 | 0.209 |
Notes.
- N
- patients enrolled with suspected viral hepatitis
- n
- patients with acute hepatitis A
- OR
- Odds Ratio
- CI
- confidence interval
- ref
- reference group
*
Adjusted for: sex, age, housing, toilets and water.
**
CROWDING defined as >2.5 persons/room.
***
TOILET outside = outside or latrine.
****
WATER outside = water from a well.