Table 3 Risk Factors Associated With Jaundice, Amritsar, Punjab, India, 2013

Male

89

56

91

57.2

0.9

0.6–1.4

Illiterate

14

8.8

17

10.7

0.8

0.4–1.7

Family size ≥5

81

51

63

39.6

1.6

1.0–2.4

1.6

0.9–2.7

Non-Sikh (Immigrants)

106

66.6

81

50.9

1.9

1.2–3.0

1.7

0.9–2.8

Water foul smelling

106

66.7

65

40.9

2.8

1.8–4.5

4.0

2.2–7.2

Pipe water supply vs. bore wells

143

89.9

104

65.4

4.7

2.5–8.7

5.1

2.2–11.4

Bucket vs. overhead tank water storage

100

62.9

59

37.1

2.8

1.8–4.5

1.9

0.9–3.5

 Chlorine

41

25.8

19

11.9

1.2

0.6–2.4

0.5

0.2–1.0

 Boiling

17

10.7

55

34.6

0.1

0.1–0.3

0.1

0.05–0.2

 Filter

47

29.6

54

34

0.5

0.2–0.9

1.5

0.6–3.4

Hand washing after defecation with soap vs. not washing

144

90.6

147

87

1.4

0.7–2.8

Hand washing with soap before eating

122

76.7

130

76.9

0.9

0.5–1.6