From: Ecological and behavioural risk factors of scrub typhus in central Vietnam: a case-control study
Risk factors | Cases (n = 44) | Controls (n = 152) | mOR (95% CI)a | aOR (95% CI)b | P-value |
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n (%) | n (%) | ||||
Sitting/laying directly on household floor | 23 (52.3%) | 40 (26.7%) | 3.9 (1.7–8.7)0.328779 | 4.9 (1.6–15.1) | 0.006 |
Use of personal protective equipment in the field | 14 (31.8%) | 86 (56.6%) | 0.3 (0.2–0.7) | 0.4 (0.1–1.1) | 0.076 |
Household with poor sanitation/conditions | 41 (93.2%) | 96 (63.2%) | 8.4 (2.4–29.1) | 7.9 (1.9–32.9) | 0.005 |
Workplace environment with risk | 30 (68.18%) | 58 (38.16%) | 3.6 (1.7–7.7) | 3.0 (1.2–7.6) | 0.020 |
Always observing mice around home | 21 (47.73%) | 37 (24.34%) | 3.1 (1.5–6.6) | 3.7 (1.4–9.9) | 0.008 |
Sex (males) | 27 (61.4%) | 65 (42.8%) | 2.0 (1.0–4.1) | 1.4 (0.5–3.8) | 0.518 |