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Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors for filarial antigenemia in the male population

From: A case study of risk factors for lymphatic filariasis in the Republic of Congo

Variable

Adjusted odds-ratio

Confidence interval 95%

P

Age (years)

   

 5-10

0.1

0.0-0.4

0.001

 11-23

1

-

-

 24-40

1.3

0.6-2.6

0.483

 > 40

1.2

0.6- 2.5

0.650

Occasionally sleeping in the bush

   

 No

1

-

 

 Yes

1.9

1.1-3.5

0.028

Latrines

   

 No

1

-

 

 Yes

0.5

0.3-0.9

0.022

Bed nets

   

 No

1

-

 

 Yes

1.3

0.7-2.4

0.410

Intraclass correlation for household

  

0.0

  1. Likelihood-ratio test random effect vs. fixed effect model (P = 1.000). N = 334.