Table 5 Factors associated with VL in a `multivariate conditional logistic regression model among the community in Northwest Ethiopia
From: Risk factors of visceral leishmaniasis: a case control study in north-western Ethiopia
Variables | Cases | Controls | Adjusted OR ratio | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | (95% Cl) | ||
Family size (mean 95% Cl) | 5.8(5.3-6.4) | 4.8(4.4-5.1) | 1.359(1.026-1.799) | 0.032 |
Sleeping on bed | 74(82.2%) | 183(94.8%) | 0.158(0.028-0.898) | 0.037 |
Ref. ground | 16(17.8%) | 10(5.2%) | 1 | |
Cracked house wall (Yes) | 60 (66.7%) | 84 (44.4%) | 6.368(1.585-25.580) | 0.009 |
Ref. (un-cracked) | 30(33.3%) | 105(55.6%) | 1 | |
Own goats (Yes) | 37(41.1%) | 43(22.3%) | 6.445(1.463-28.384) | 0.014 |
Ref. (No) | 53(58.9%) | 150(77.7%) | 1 | |
Sleeping outside the house under bed net | 16(17.8%) | 118(61.1%) | 0.093(0.024-0.357) | 0.001 |
Ref. (without bed net) | 74(82.2%) | 75(38.9%) | 1 | |
Smoking house (Yes) | 50(56.2%) | 168(87.0%) | 0.082(0.011-0.630) | 0.016 |
Ref. (No) | 39(43.8%) | 25(13.0%) | 1 | |
Number of days stayed in the farm field (mean 95% CL) | 91.3(61.7-120.9) | 8(5.9-10) | 1.100(1.015-1.192) | 0.020 |