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Table 2 Factors associated with lack of access to DEC

From: Evaluation of mass drug administration in the program to control imported lymphatic filariasis in Thailand

Variable

Inaccessibility of DEC

P

Crude

Adjusted

95 % CI of OR

OR

OR

Lower-upper

Documented

    

 Yes

1

1

  

 No

83.96

74.23

26.32–209.34

<0.001

Occupation

    

 Employed monthly

1

1

  

 Unemployed

4.70

5.09

3.39–7.64

<0.001

 Employed daily

4.17

4.33

2.91–6.46

<0.001

Length of stay in community (months)

    

 ≤12

1.53

1.62

1.04–2.52

0.032

 13–36

0.73

0.78

0.78–0.50

0.262

 37–60

0.83

0.87

0.54–1.40

0.560

 >60

1

1

  

Living zone

 Factory areas

1

1

  

 Fishery areas

1.92

1.57

1.09–2.26

0.015

  1. P from Chi-square test; significant level at 0.05, OR is Odds Ratio from logistic regression, Adjusted OR from multiple logistic regression, adjusted for age group, sex, educational status and marital status