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Table 1 Food handler’s socio-demographic characteristics in relation to norovirus infection status in Kibera, Kenya 2017

From: Norovirus infections and knowledge, attitudes and practices in food safety among food handlers in an informal urban settlement, Kenya 2017

Variables (n = 283)

norovirus Positive

norovirus Negative

Odds Ratio

95%Confidence Interval (CI)

N = 43

%

N = 240

%

(OR)

Lower

Upper

Age (years)

 18–39

31

14

190

86

Ref

 40–64

12

19.4

50

80.6

1.47

0.70

3.6

Gender

 Female

31

15.7

166

84.3

Ref

 Male

12

14

74

86

0.87

0.42

1.78

Education level

 Primary

24

19.2

101

80.8

Ref

 Secondary

17

12.6

118

87.4

0.61

0.11

9.84

 Tertiary

1

5.6

17

94.4

0.25

0.31

1.19

 None

1

20

4

80

1.05

0.03

1.95

Income per month*

  < 5000

17

19.1

72

80.9

Ref

 5001–1000

14

15.7

75

84.3

0.79

0.36

1.72

 1001–15000

4

7.3

51

92.7

0.33

0.11

1.05

  > 15001

8

16

42

84

0.81

0.32

2.03

Premise type

 None

3

8.3

33

91.7

Ref

 Fixed

17

14.9

97

85.1

1.93

0.53

7.00

 Mobile

23

17.3

110

82.7

2.3

0.65

8.14

Wards

Makina

12

20.3

47

79.7

Ref

Sarangombe

10

14.5

59

85.5

0.66

0.26

1.67

Lindi

9

19.2

38

80.9

0.93

0.35

2.43

Laini Saba

4

9.3

39

90.7

0.40

0.12

1.35

High Rise

8

12.3

57

87.7

0.55

0.21

1.46

  1. * Kenyan shillings *Ref Reference