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. 2013 Oct 11;142(8):1625–1635. doi: 10.1017/S0950268813002562

Table 3.

Univariate conditional logistic regression for social and economic status by study site, Haiti 2011

Gonaives Carrefour
Exposure (%) OR 95% CI Exposure (%) OR 95% CI
Controls Cases Controls Cases
Type of home dwelling
 Concrete n.a. n.a. 80·6 63·3 Ref.
 Wood or iron sheeting n.a. n.a. 13·9 21·1 2·3* 1·1, 5·1
 Tent or plastic sheeting n.a. n.a. 5·6 15·6 3·4** 1·5, 8·3
Number of household members
 1–3 8·9 22·2 Ref. 15·2 21·3 Ref.
 4–5 22·8 26·7 0·5 0·2–1·1 35·4 33·7 0·6 0·3–1·3
 6–8 33·9 36·7 0·4* 0·2–1·0 31·5 30·3 0·6 0·3–1·4
 ⩾9 34·4 14·4 0·2*** 0·1–0·4 18·0 14·6 0·5 0·2–1·3
Household owns
 Goats 13·3 15·6 1·2 0·6–2·4 2·8 1·1 0·4 0·0–3·4
 Pigs 3·9 16·7 5·5** 2·0–15·1 0·6 2·3 4·0 0·4–44·1
 Chickens 25·0 21·1 0·8 0·5–1·5 19·6 18·0 0·9 0·5–1·8
 Other animals 19·4 17·8 0·9 0·4–1·8 39·7 26·7 0·5* 0·3–0·9
Household owns at least one
 Radio 77·8 70·0 0·7 0·4–1·2 73·3 60·0 0·5* 0·3–0·9
 Television 71·1 46·7 0·4*** 0·2–0·7 68·3 53·3 0·5* 0·3–0·9
 Refrigerator 21·7 11·1 0·4* 0·2–0·9 31·7 21·1 0·6 0·3–1·1
 Oven 6·1 3·3 0·5 0·2–2·0 12·2 6·7 0·5 0·2–1·3
 Washing machine 1·1 2·2 2·0 0·3–14·2 1·7 0·0
 Water storage tank 7·8 3·3 0·4 0·1–1·5 3·3 2·3 0·7 0·1–3·3
 Car 14·4 3·3 0·2* 0·1–0·7 13·3 3·4 0·2* 0·1–0·8
Socioeconomic score (mean) 1·45 1·13 0·5** 0·3–0·8 1·82 1·32 0·4*** 0·3–0·6

OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; n.a., not available.

Odds ratios for trend: Gonaives (0·83, 95% CI 0·75–0·92), Carrefour (0·94, 95% CI 0·85–1·04).

Socioeconomic score includes educational level of the interviewee and of the head of the family as well as ownership of radio, television, refrigerator, oven, washing machine, water storage tank, car and animals).

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P < 0·05, ** P < 0·01, *** P < 0·001 (two-tailed tests).