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Table 2 District characteristics associated with adjusted risk of cholera in Kenya

From: Interaction between climatic, environmental, and demographic factors on cholera outbreaks in Kenya

 

RR (95% CI) categorical model

RR (95% CI) continuous model

Population density

 

0.9999 (0.9996, 1.0002)

  0–50

Ref

 

  51–200

0.23 (0.05, 1.02)

 

  201–500

0.12 (0.02, 0.73)

 

  501–1000

0.17 (0.00, 9.88)

 

  1000+

0.77 (0.05, 10.83)

 

Poverty,%

 

1.0059 (0.9864, 1.0257)

  0–33%

Ref

 

  34–66%

6.01 (0.53, 67.70)

 

  67–100%

4.00 (0.38, 41.50)

 

Unsafe sanitary facilities,%

 

1.0027 (0.9875, 1.0181)

  0–20%

Ref

 

  21–40%

1.47 (0.2 7, 7.84)

 

  41–60%

1.44 (0.33, 6.20)

 

  61–100%

0.15 (0.01, 1.80)

 

No piped water,%

 

0.9929 (0.9740, 1.0122)

  0–50%

Ref

 

  51–75%

5.21 (1.63, 16.64)

 

  76–100%

3.31 (0.97, 11.30)

 

No health facility within 5 km,%

 

1.0245 (1.0101, 1.0390)

  0–25%

Ref

 

  26–50%

0.87 (0.06, 11.98)

 

  51–75%

1.64 (0.19, 13.72)

 

  76–100%

10.80 (1.63, 71.57)

 

Muslim,%

 

1.0130 (1.0011, 1.0250)

  0%

Ref

 

  1–10%

0.47 (0.05, 4.28)

 

  11–20%

1.67 (0.19, 14.27)

 

  21–100%

1.38 (0.29, 6.45)

 

Large body of water

 

5.5 (2.4724, 12.4044)

  No

Ref

 

  Ocean

18.07 (1.17, 278.04)

 

  Fresh

19.91 (2.34, 169.14)

 

Rain from January to March (mm)

 

1.0002 (0.9966, 1.0038)

  0–100 mm

Ref

 

  101–200 mm

1.85 (0.42, 8.16)

 

  201–299 mm

1.85 (0.59, 5.81)

 

  300+ mm

1.86 (0.52, 6.63)

 

Rain from April to June (mm)

 

0.9957 (0.9923, 0.9991)

  0–100 mm

Ref

 

  101–200 mm

0.09 (0.01, 0.51)

 

  201–299 mm

0.15 (0.03, 0.59)

 

  300+ mm

0.03 (0.00, 0.18)

 

Rain from July to September (mm)

 

1.0020 (0.9991, 1.0049)

  0–100 mm

Ref

 

  101–200 mm

1.10 (0.33, 3.59)

 

  201–299 mm

1.47 (0.24, 9.05)

 

  300+ mm

5.24 (0.60, 45.55)

 

Rain from October to December (mm)

 

1.0033 (1.0013, 1.0053)

  0–100 mm

Ref

 

  101–200 mm

6.56 (0.54, 79.79)

 

  201–299 mm

17.98 (1.54, 209.70)

 

  300+ mm

24.52 (2.21, 271.90)

 
  1. Bolded values represents significant statistical difference (p<0.05).