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Table 3 Leprosy detection rate by distance to towns.

From: The spatial distribution of leprosy cases during 15 years of a leprosy control program in Bangladesh: An observational study

 

Voluntarily reported

Distance to town

Univariate

95% CI

Adjusted

95% CI

Linear

0.890

(0.866 – 0.914)

0.922

(0.895 – 0.950)

Quadratic

0.990

(0.988 – 0.993)

0.993

(0.990 – 0.995)

Category

    

0–1 km

1

 

1

 

1–2 km

0.450

(0.342 – 0.592)

0.512

(0.387 – 0.677)

2–3 km

0.309

(0.238 – 0.403)

0.414

(0.313 – 0.549)

3–4 km

0.287

(0.221 – 0.373)

0.392

(0.294 – 0.521)

4–5 km

0.291

(0.225 – 0.376)

0.392

(0.292 – 0.525)

5–6 km

0.268

(0.206 – 0.348)

0.360

(0.264 – 0.491)

6–7 km

0.248

(0.186 – 0.329)

0.319

(0.228 – 0.446)

7–8 km

0.256

(0.190 – 0.344)

0.305

(0.215 – 0.433)

8–9 km

0.312

(0.227 – 0.429)

0.365

(0.252 – 0.527)

9–10 km

0.132

(0.072 – 0.240)

0.168

(0.090 – 0.314)

10–11 km

0.086

(0.033 – 0.222)

0.148

(0.056 – 0.392)

11–12 km

0.059

(0.012 – 0.301)

0.126

(0.025 – 0.649)

>12 km

0.082

(0.010 – 0.699)

0.270

(0.031 – 2.361)

  1. The adjusted rate ratios are estimates from a model including distance to clinics, rivers, and roads.
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