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Table 3 Factors associated with epileptic status in the multivariable mixed model analysis (n = 2246)

From: Impact of 19 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin on epilepsy burden in a hyperendemic onchocerciasis area in Cameroon

 

P

aOR

95% CI

P

aOR

95% CI

P

Male sex (ref: female)

1.13

0.69–1.84

0.622

1.09

0.72–1.64

0.691

1.15

0.74–1.79

0.523

Village

 Bayomen

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  

 Ngongol

1.51

0.66–3.44

0.325

1.66

0.83–3.33

0.151

1.70

0.79–3.64

0.174

 Nyamongo

0.85

0.39–1.87

0.688

1.09

0.56–2.10

0.802

1.18

0.58–2.43

0.647

Age

 < 15 years

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  

 15–30 years

11.64

5.35–25.36

<0.0001

9.01

4.84–16.15

<0.0001

10.70

5.46–20.96

<0.0001

 > 30 years

3.85

1.66–8.98

0.002

3.53

1.80–6.92

<0.0001

3.37

1.61–7.05

0.001

Lives in an indigenous household (ref: no)

2.14

1.09–4.19

0.026

1.91

1.10–3.30

0.021

1.78

0.98–3.22

0.057

Household history of death from epilepsy (ref: no)

1.74

0.89–3.37

0.104

2.03

1.19–3.47

0.009

1.63

0.89–2.96

0.112

  1. Abbreviations: PWE, person living with epilepsy; SCE, suspected case of epilepsy; OR, odds ratio; aOR, adjusted OR; ref, reference