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Table 4 Table showing proportion of cases and controls exposed to various risk factors

From: Outbreak of acute undifferentiated febrile illness in Kathmandu, Nepal: clinical and epidemiological investigation

Outcome measures

Cases

Controls

Odds ratio(95% CI)

P-value

No hand washing

1/67

1/70

0.95 (0.05–15.60)

0.975

No treatment of drinking water at household level

50/67

48/70

0.74 (0.35–1.56)

0.432

Unusual eating places

7/67

3/70

2.60 (0.64–10.53)

0.166

Animal contacts

34/67

25/70

1.85 (0.93–3.67)

0.076