Table 4 Population attributable fractions associated with the significant independent variables for filarial antigenaemia and microfilaraemia
From: Risk factors for lymphatic filariasis in two villages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Variable | Antigenaemia | Microfilaraemia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population attributable fraction | 95% CI | P | Population attributable fraction | 95% CI | P | |
Males | 12.7 | 3.7–20.9 | 0.006 | 21.7 | 3.6–36.4 | 0.021 |
No bednet | 9.4 | 1.8–16.3 | 0.016 | – | – | – |
No previous AH treatment | 25.7 | 8.9–39.4 | 0.004 | 43.3 | 12.0–63.5 | 0.011 |
Occasional stay in the bush | 5.5 | 0.1–11.3 | 0.078 | 17.0 | 2.8–29.1 | 0.020 |
Agricultural activity | 30.5 | 7.4–47.9 | 0.013 | – | – | – |
Distance to Nsitim < 400 m | 9.4 | 0.8–17.3 | 0.034 | 20.7 | 2.7–35.3 | 0.027 |