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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis for factors associated with dengue sero-prevalence among study Population, Kassala Locality 2011

From: Cross-sectional community-based study of the socio-demographic factors associated with the prevalence of dengue in the eastern part of Sudan in 2011

Characteristic

Positive/tested

Multivariate analysis

Adjusted OR

95 % CI

P value

Age

    

 35 years or less

28/281

1.17

0.55–2.5

0.69

  > 35 years

18/206

Sex

    

 Males

29/288

1.55

0.74–3.25

0.24

 Females

17/199

Education level

    

 No formal education

16/144

0.84

0.38–1.86

0.67

 Formal education

30/344

Permanent residence

    

 Live outside Kassala

1/12

1.31

0.14–11.82

0.81

 Live in Kassala

45/472

Travel to Red Sea in the last 6 months

    

 Yes

4/42

1.36

0.34–5.52

0.66

 No

42/442

Had a guest from Red Sea in the last 6 months

    

 Yes

9/129

0.86

0.35–2.08

0.73

 No

37/354

HH member travel to Red Sea in the last 6 months

    

 Yes

4/92

0.37

0.10–1.38

0.14

 No

42/392

Had a yellow fever vaccine before

    

 Yes

4/36

1.66

0.48–5.78

0.42

 No

42/446

Source of drinking water

 

1.17

0.55–2.5

0.69

 Not piped water

6/47

1.35

0.49–3.72

0.56

 Piped water

40/438

Screens in the windows

    

 No intact screen

40/411

0.84

0.31–2.25

0.73

 Intact screen

6/70

Using Bed net

    

 Not using bed net

23/241

1.08

0.54–2.18

0.82

 Using bed net

23/242

Never heard about dengue

    

 No

27/197

2.84

1.24–6.53

0.014

 Yes

19/289

Household density

    

  > 3

24/178

2.08

1.06–4.09

0.034

 3 or less

22/311

Household inspection for adult Ae.aegypti

    

 Positive

11/116

0.55

0.19–1.61

0.28

 Negative

35/373

Household inspection for Pupa Ae.aegypti

    

 Positive

8/53

2.54

0.71–9.08

0.15

 Negative

38/436