Table 6 Households reporting selected exposures and characteristics, by whether or not participants reported other compatible illness within two weeks of the index case, with odds ratios and 95% CI
Characteristic of home and case (exposure) | Households (N = 99) reporting that exposure | Households with additional reported illness (A8_Else = 1, n = 27) | Households without additional reported illness (A8_Else = 0, n = 72) | Odds ratio | 95% CI | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||
Index case is C. hominis (vs C. parvum (n = 76)) | 25 | 32.9% | 12 | 54.5% | 13 | 24.1% | 3.78 | 1.171, 12.236 | 0.01 |
Fewer than 1 toilet per person (n = 96, excl. 3 values) | 72 | 75.0% | 23 | 88.5% | 49 | 70.0% | 3.29 | 0.839, 18.729 | 0.06 |
Index case attends nursery | 21 | 21.2% | 9 | 33.3% | 12 | 16.7% | 2.50 | 0.786, 7.651 | 0.07 |
Children (5 years old or under) in household | 48 | 48.5% | 17 | 63.0% | 31 | 43.1% | 2.25 | 0.898, 5.728 | 0.08 |
Index case under 5 years old | 31 | 31.3% | 12 | 44.4% | 19 | 26.4% | 2.23 | 0.792, 6.158 | 0.08 |
Crowded (fewer than 1 bedroom per person) (n=97, excl. 2 missing values) | 37 | 38.1% | 13 | 50.0% | 24 | 33.8% | 1.96 | 0.708, 5.378 | 0.15 |
Nappies/potty training anyone in home | 32 | 32.3% | 11 | 40.7% | 21 | 29.1% | 1.67 | 0.591, 4.582 | 0.27 |
Pets in household | 55 | 55.6% | 17 | 63.0% | 38 | 52.8% | 1.52 | 0.563, 4.246 | 0.36 |
Index case in nappies or toilet training | 23 | 23.2% | 7 | 25.9% | 16 | 22.2% | 1.23 | 0.369, 3.735 | 0.70 |
Index shares bed | 39 | 39.4% | 11 | 40.7% | 28 | 38.9% | 1.08 | 0.392, 2.906 | 0.87 |
Length of illness > 14 days (n = 89, 10 missing values) | 41 | 46.1% | 12 | 46.2% | 29 | 46.0% | 1.00 | 0.361, 2.767 | 0.99 |
Both diarrhoea and vomiting in the index case | 48 | 48.5% | 13 | 48.1% | 35 | 48.6% | 0.98 | 0.398, 2.411 | 0.99 |
Length of index case's illness > 7 days (n=89, 10 missing values) | 79 | 88.8% | 23 | 88.5% | 56 | 88.9% | 0.96 | 0.197, 6.242 | 0.95 |
Most deprived deciles (lowest 5 IMD vs top 5) n=82 | 28 | 34.1% | 7 | 33.3% | 21 | 34.4% | 0.95 | 0.280, 3.011 | 0.93 |
Index cooks regularly for home | 34 | 34.3% | 9 | 33.3% | 25 | 34.7% | 0.94 | 0.322, 2.604 | 0.90 |
Female index case | 46 | 47.9% | 11 | 40.7% | 35 | 48.6% | 0.73 | 0.266, 1.943 | 0.48 |
Total household members ≤ 3 | 47 | 47.5% | 10 | 37.0% | 37 | 51.4% | 0.56 | 0.225, 1.379 | 0.21 |