Table 2 Association of consanguinity with the leprosy cases and housing conditions with seropositivity among household contacts
Variable | Total of participants | Anti PGL-I seropositivity | PR | 95 % CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | n (%) | ||||
Number of residents per room | |||||
≤1 | 329 | 44 (13.4) | 1 | ||
>1 | 64 | 9 (14.1) | 1.05 | 0.54–2.05 | 0.883 |
Number of residents per bedroom | |||||
≤1 | 48 | 44 (91.7) | 1 | ||
>1 | 345 | 296 (85.8) | 1.70 | 0.64–4.52 | 0.284 |
Cohabitation condition | |||||
Sleep in the same terrain | 28 | 3 (10.7) | 1 | ||
Sleep in the same household | 228 | 31 (13.6) | 1.27 | 0.42–3.84 | 0.673 |
Sleep in the same bedroom | 128 | 18 (14.1) | 1.31 | 0.42–4.11 | 0.641 |
Cohabitation status | |||||
Resided with the leprosy case at the time of diagnosis | 7 | 0 (0.0) | − | − | − |
Resided with the case from diagnosis to present | 383 | 52 (13.6) | − | − | − |
Consanguinity with the leprosy cases | |||||
No | 120 | 17 (14.2) | 1 | ||
Yes | 273 | 36 (13.2) | 0.931 | 0.54–1.59 | 0.794 |