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Table 3 Distribution of exposure status among cases and controls during a cholera outbreak in Kasese between February and July 2015

From: A prolonged, community-wide cholera outbreak associated with drinking water contaminated by sewage in Kasese District, western Uganda

Exposure

Num. of participants

% exposed

ORa M-H (95% CI)

Cases (n = 49)

Controls (n = 201)

Cases

Controls

Drinking unboiled/untreated water

46

153

94

76

4.8 (1.3–18)

Source of drinking water: River or Stream

17

64

34

32

1.3 (0.57–2.8)

Eating fish

48

187

98

93

3.4 (0.48–24)

Market where fish was bought

 Customs market

12

70

25

35

0.39 (0.13–1.2)

 Mpondwe market

15

56

30

28

1.2 (0.43–3.5)

 Musyenene market

6

9

13

5

4.2 (0.69–25)

Sex (males)

23

111

47

55

0.66 (0.33–1.3)

Education (≤Primary School)

10

20

20

10

2.3 (0.97–5.6)

  1. aAdjusted for age group and village, using the Mantel-Hanszel method