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Table 2 Factors associated with VL among children in Gadarif hospital, eastern Sudan, using univariate and multivariate analyses

From: Epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis among children in Gadarif hospital, eastern Sudan

Variable

Univariate analyses

Multivariate analyses

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

Age, year

0.9

0.8–1.0

0.167

0.9

0.4–1.9

0.957

Residence, rural

5.0

2.5–11.5

0.000

19.1

1.5–24

0. 023

Weight, Kg

0.6

1.0–2.0

0.409

0.9

0.8–1.0

0.081

Gender, male

6.2

2.8–13.4

0.000

6.4

6.6–18.7

0.001

Family history, yes

0.7

0.3–1.7

0.474

0.8

0.8–1.9

0.677

Anaemia, yes

45

14–146

0.000

47

3–60.4

0.003

  1. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval