|
Variables
|
S. typhi
|
|---|
|
Number of tested (%)
|
Number of positive (%)
|
COR (95% CI)
|
P-value
|
AOR(95% CI)
|
P-Value
|
|---|
|
Age (in years)
|
|
15–24
|
136 (35.7)
|
1 (0.7)
|
1
| | | |
|
25–34
|
114 (29.9)
|
3 (2.6)
|
3.65 (0.37,35.57)
|
0.250*
|
2.76 (0.19,39.26)
|
0.453
|
|
35–44
|
74 (19.4)
|
1 (1.4)
|
1.85 (0.11,30.00)
|
0.665
|
1.64 (0.09,31.22)
|
0.744
|
|
45 and above
|
57 (15.0)
|
1 (1.8)
|
2.41 (0.15,39.22)
|
0.536
|
4.93 (0.25,97.51)
|
0.295
|
|
Residence
|
|
Urban
|
324 (85.0)
|
2 (0.6)
|
1
| | | |
|
Rural
|
57 (15.0)
|
4 (7.0)
|
12.15 (2.17,67.99
|
0.004**
|
8.27 (1.33,51.55)
|
0.024*
|
|
Marital Status
|
|
Married
|
223 (58.5)
|
2 (0.9)
|
1
| | | |
|
Single
|
144 (37.8)
|
3 (2.1)
|
2.35 (0.39,14.25)
|
0.352
|
1.59 (0.15,16..69)
|
0.699
|
|
Widowed & Divorced
|
14 (3.7)
|
1 (7.1)
|
8.50 (0.72,99.97)
|
0.089*
|
2.93 (0.17,51.19)
|
0.461
|
|
Hand washing practice after latrine
|
|
Yes
|
249 (65.4)
|
1 (0.4)
|
1
| |
1
| |
|
No
|
132 (34.6)
|
5 (3.8)
|
9.76 (1.13,84.47)
|
0.038*
|
7.52 (0.77,73.89)
|
0.083
|
|
Washing of vegetables or fruits before eating
|
|
Yes
|
228 (59.8)
|
2 (0.9)
|
1
| |
1
| |
|
No
|
153 (40.2)
|
4 (2.6)
|
3.03 (0.55,16.77)
|
0.203*
|
1.49 (0.23,9.87)
|
0.675
|
- NB: *Candidate variable for multivariate analysis at P< 0.25 **variable significant at P< 0.05 COR: crude odds ratio, AOR: adjusted odds ratio, CI: confidence interval.
