From: Comparisons of predictors for typhoid and paratyphoid fever in Kolkata, India
Variables | A | B | C | A vs. C | B vs. C | A vs. B |
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 | TRA* (n = 1581) | PRA†(n = 1487) | LRA‡ (n = 6951) | OR (P-value) | OR (P-value) | OR (P-value) |
Demographics | ||||||
Percent household members under 15 years (mean, %) | 28% | 24% | 23% | 5.32 (<.001) | 1.12 (.09) | 5.20 (<.001) |
Percent illiterate household members (mean, %) | 28% | 25% | 23% | 3.00 (.001) | 1.62 (.08) | 1.31 (.22) |
Illiterate household head | 453 (29%) | 399 (27%) | 1675 (24%) | 1.19 (.005) | 1.14 (.05) | 1.06 (.48) |
Muslim households | 1075 (68%) | 528 (36%) | 1861 (27%) | 6.63 (<.001) | 1.52 (<.001) | 4.29 (<.001) |
Socio-economic status | ||||||
Renting accommodation | 1217 (77%) | 1049 (71%) | 4531 (65%) | 1.67 (<.001) | 1.26 (<.001) | 1.31 (.001) |
Household owning refrigerator | 238 (15%) | 269 (18%) | 1108 (16%) | 0.98 (.86) | 1.19 (.02) | 0.83 (.06) |
Household owning phone | 157 (10%) | 208 (14%) | 1063 (15%) | 0.66 (<.001) | 0.92 (.31) | 0.72 (.005) |
Water supply, sanitation, and hygiene | ||||||
Household using latrine for defecation | 1362 (86%) | 1453 (98%) | 6573 (95%) | 0.34 (<.001) | 2.41 (<.001) | 0.14 (<.001) |
Always wash hands after defecation | 871 (55%) | 1105 (74%) | 4851 (70%) | 0.55 (<.001) | 1.26 (<.001) | 0.44 (<.001) |
Using tap water for drinking | 1457 (92%) | 1445 (97%) | 6901 (99%) | 0.07 (<.001) | 0.24 (<.001) | 0.32 (<.001) |
Drinking water neither boiled nor filtered | 1464 (93%) | 1364 (92%) | 6384 (92%) | 1.02 (.85) | 0.96 (.70) | 1.04 (.73) |
Never/rarely consume food from street vendor | 435 (28%) | 898 (60%) | 2765 (40%) | 0.61 (<.001) | 2.35 (<.001) | 0.25 (<.001) |
Location | ||||||
Distance to water bodies from the household (meters) | 131 | 119 | 156 | -30.21 (<.001) | -38.76 (<.001) | 11.34 (<.001) |
Population within a 50 meter radius | 3158 | 2629 | 2052 | 961.83 (<.001) | 541.52 (<.001) | 406.93 (<.001) |