Table 1 Prevalence and crude odds ratio for having a positive serology for Hepatitis A virus in children from 12 to 59 months old. Assis Brasil, 2011
N = 312 | Number | % hepatitis A | unOR | CI 95 % | P value*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Block 1:Socio-economic | |||||
Receipt of benefits | |||||
No | 208 | 13.94 % | 1 | ||
Yes | 104 | 21.15 % | 1.66 | 0.9–3.06 | 0.107 |
Possession of household | |||||
Owned | 203 | 12.80 % | 1 | ||
Not owned | 109 | 22.93 % | 2.03 | 1.1–3.72 | 0.023 |
Years of maternal schooling | |||||
More than four years | 191 | 12.82 % | 1 | ||
Four or less years | 121 | 21.48 % | 1.82 | 0.99–3.33 | 0.053 |
Household stipend | |||||
More than ½ minimum wage | 237 | 15.18 % | 1 | ||
Less or equal to ½ minimum wage | 54 | 20.37 % | 1.43 | 0.67–3.03 | 0.352 |
Block 2: Domestic and peri-domestic environment | |||||
Type of household construction | |||||
Brick walls | 34 | 20.58 % | 1 | ||
Wooden walls or another material | 278 | 15.82 % | 0.73 | 0.3–1.77 | 0.48 |
House floor | |||||
Cement. brick ceramic tile | 80 | 10.00 % | 1 | ||
Wood or land | 232 | 18.53 % | 2.05 | 0.92–4.57 | 0.08 |
Is the household located in a street? | |||||
Yes | 266 | 12.40 % | 1 | ||
No | 46 | 39.13 % | 4.54 | 2.26–9.1 | <0.001 |
Susceptibility to flooding during rain | |||||
No | 170 | 12.35 % | 1 | ||
Yes | 141 | 20.56 % | 1.84 | 1.3–39.0 | 0.052 |
Presence of electric power | |||||
Yes | 299 | 15.05 % | 1 | ||
No | 13 | 46.15 % | 4.84 | 1.55–15.06 | 0.007 |
Number of person per room | 312 | 16.66 % | 1.23 | 1.11–1.36 | <0.001 |
Block 3: Sanitary conditions and water quality | |||||
Type of toilet | |||||
Flushed toilet | 170 | 12.35 % | 1 | ||
Latrine or no toilet | 142 | 21.12 % | 1.9 | 1.03–3.49 | 0.039 |
Presence of open sewage near house | |||||
No | 169 | 14.79 % | 1 | ||
Yes | 143 | 18.18 % | 1.28 | 0.7–2.33 | 0.421 |
Public waste collection | |||||
No | 25 | 20.00 % | 1 | ||
Yes | 287 | 16.02 % | 0.76 | 0.27–2.14 | 0.607 |
Water supply from public system | |||||
No | 35 | 0.02 % | 1 | ||
Yes | 277 | 22.02 % | 7.49 | 1.00–56.00 | 0.05 |
Water supply from wells | |||||
No | 270 | 17.77 % | 1 | ||
Yes | 42 | 7.14 % | 0.36 | 0.11–1.2 | 0.095 |
Piped water supply inside the household | |||||
Yes | 195 | 12.82 % | 1 | ||
No | 117 | 22.22 % | 1.94 | 1.06–3.56 | 0.031 |
Mineral water for drinking | |||||
No | 184 | 15.76 % | |||
Yes | 128 | 17.18 % | 1.11 | 0.60–2.03 | 0.738 |
Treatment of drinking water with chlorine | |||||
No | 278 | 15.82 % | 1 | ||
Yes | 34 | 20.58 % | 1.38 | 0.57–3.36 | 0.48 |
Block 4 – Characteristics of the child | |||||
Gender | |||||
Male | 157 | 13.37 % | 1 | ||
Female | 155 | 19.35 % | 1.55 | 0.85–2.86 | 0.155 |
Age (in months) | |||||
12 to 23 | 71 | 11.26 % | 1 | ||
24 to 35 | 82 | 14.63 % | 1.35 | 0.52–3.52 | 0.539 |
35 to 48 | 72 | 13.88 % | 1.27 | 0.47–3.43 | 0.637 |
48 to 59 | 87 | 24.13 % | 2.51 | 1.03–6.07 | 0.042 |
Ethnicity | |||||
Non-indigenous | 263 | 12.54 % | 1 | ||
Indigenous | 45 | 40.00 % | 4.73 | 2.35–9.51 | <0.001 |