Factors associated with occurrence of salmonellosis among children living in Mukuru slum, an urban informal settlement in Kenya

Table 3 Salmonella disease in relation to selected demographic characteristics

	Salmonella Typhimurium/Enteriditis				Salmonella Typhi
	N	Pos (%)	OR^a(95%CI^b)	p value	Pos (%)	OR^a(95%CI^b)	p value
Gender of the child
Male	7861	1.40%	0.93(0.71–1.21)	0.57	1.80%	1.49(1.15–1.95)	0.003
Female	7487	1.50%	Ref		1.20%	Ref
Age of the child
0–2 years	5992	1.30%	Ref		1.10%	Ref
3–4 years	3607	1.60%	1.21(0.85–1.70)	0.277	1.50%	1.41(0.98–2.03)	0.066
5–6 years	1903	1.40%	1.06(0.69–1.65)	0.783	2.60%	2.45(1.68–3.56)	< 0.001
7–8 years	1277	1.60%	1.18(0.72–1.93)	0.52	2.10%	2.00(1.27–3.15)	0.003
over 8 years	2561	1.30%	0.99(0.66–1.49)	0.978	1.50%	1.43(0.96–2.14)	0.079

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