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Table 3 Population attributable fraction (PAF) proportions with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for exposures associated with increased campylobacteriosis risk, Australia, 2018–2019*

From: Risk factors for campylobacteriosis in Australia: outcomes of a 2018–2019 case–control study

Exposures

Campylobacter PAF % (95% CI)

C. jejuni PAF % (95% CI)

C. coli PAF % (95% CI)

Medication exposures

 Proton-pump inhibitors

13 (8.3–18)

12 (6.3–16)

20 (7.8–32)

Poultry-related food exposures

 Ate any chickenb

42 (13–62)

42 (11–66)

a

  Ate cooked chicken

36 (7.5–58)

36 (4.0–60)

a

  Ate undercooked chicken

6.8 (4.5–9.5)

7.0 (4.9–10)

7.0 (2.2–15)

 Ate cooked chicken kebabs

7.0 (3.1–11)

5.7 (1.3–10)

 Ate duck

1.8 (0.1–3.7)

Food exposures

 Ate delicatessen ham, chicken, turkey, or beef

31 (0.0–54)

Ate chicken pâté

6.0 (0.0–11)

Animal exposures

 Dog aged less than 6 months

9.6 (6.5–13)

11 (6.9–14)

 Visited a private farm in 7 days prior to illness

4.7 (0.4–7.9)

 Fed pet dog raw chicken necks

4.6 (0.4–8.5)

 Contact with chicken faeces in 7 days prior to illness

3.1 (1.2–5.2)

2.9 (0.8–5.1)

 Cat aged less than 6 months

2.4 (0.3–4.5)

  1. *Calculated from adjusted odds ratios (aOR) from final multivariable logistic regression model ‘–’ variable was not included in model. aVariable not significant. bCooked and undercooked chicken combined