Table 4. Climatic predictors of elevated case and control counts inside the DSS.
Values in cells are odds ratios and p-values for Fisher’s exact test between high case or control count ( > 2 per month) and high rainfall/temperature. * highlights p-values < 0.05.
| Typhoid cases | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Same month | Previous month | 2 months prior | |||
| OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Rainfall (precipitation)> 75 mm | 0.21 (0.019–1.2) | 0.079 | 1.4 (0.26–6.9) | 0.73 | 3.7 (0.73–22.3) | 0.08 |
| Minimum temperature> 14°C | 0.21 (0.041–0.95) | 0.025* | 0.61 (0.14–2.6) | 0.52 | 2.2 (0.49–10.5) | 0.33 |
| Maximum temperature> 26°C | 0.85 (0.20–3.6) | 1 | 0.37 (0.080–1.6) | 0.20 | 0.67 (0.15–2.80) | 0.75 |
| Asymptomatic controls | ||||||
| Month | Same month | Previous month | 2 months prior | |||
| OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Rainfall (precipitation)> 75 mm | 1.2 (0.21–6.5) | 1 | 0.43 (0.038–2.7) | 0.45 | 0.43 (0.038–2.7) | 0.45 |
| Minimum temperature> 14°C | 0.12 (0.016–0.64) | 0.005* | 0.41 (0.078–1.9) | 0.30 | 0.65 (0.13–3.2) | 0.73 |
| Maximum temperature> 26°C | 0.10 (0.0090–0.61) | 0.005* | 0.19 (0.027–1.0) | 0.04* | 0.63 (0.12–3.0) | 0.73 |