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Table 2 Association between foods eaten and disease status among 211 respondents during a food poisoning outbreak: Napak and Amudat districts, Uganda, March–April 2019

From: Large outbreak of Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) poisoning due to consumption of contaminated humanitarian relief food: Uganda, March–April 2019

Foods*

Ate

Total Respondents

Respondents

ill

Attack rate (%)

RR (95% CI)

RRadj (95% CI)†

  CSB + 

Yes

134

89

66

26 (6.5–101)

22 (6.0–81)

 

No

77

2

2.6

reference

 

  CSB +  + 

Yes

8

1

13

0.28 (0.045–1.8)

1.4 (0.13–14)

 

No

203

90

44

reference

 

  Sugar

Yes

67

51

76

2.7 (2.1–3.7)

1.3 (0.96–1.8)

 

No

144

40

28

reference

 

  Cooking oil

Yes

52

41

79

2.5 (1.9–3.3)

1.1 (0.87–1.5)

 

No

159

50

31

reference

 

  Other foods

Yes

208

90

43

1.3 (0.26–6.5)

2.3 (0.49–11)

 

No

3

1

33

reference