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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with yaws (all cases) in the Upper West Akyem and Awutu Senya West districts

From: Factors associated with cutaneous ulcers among children in two yaws-endemic districts in Ghana

Variables

aOR

95% CI

P-value

Age (years)

5.90

1.97–17.67

0.002ǂ

Sex (Male)

4.15

1.29–13.36

0.039ǂ

Handwashing (Not regularly)

6.46

1.89–22.04

0.003ǂ

Number of persons sharing a bathroom (>  5 persons)

3.25

1.09–9.71

0.035ǂ

Type of toilet facility (open defecation)

3.59

0.99–12.99

0.052

Type of housing (Compound house) a

25.42

6.15–105.09

<  0.0001ǂ

Sleeping room occupancy (>  4 persons)

2.60

0.79–8.58

0.117

  1. ǂP < 0.05 means statistically significant; aOR Adjusted odds ratio; acompound house – housing structure with multiple households (> 2) with shared facilities (cooking, bathing, toilets)