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Table 2 Univariable analyses comparing households with additional Giardia infection to those without

From: Prevalence of Giardia infection in households of Giardia cases and risk factors for household transmission

Risk factor / characteristic

Households with additional Giardia infection

Households without additional Giardia infection

Odds Ratio

95% CI

P value

Total

Exposed

%

Total

Exposed

%

Children (<5) in household

27

21

77.8

64

7

10.9

28.50

[7.55–113.54]

0.000

Less than 1 bedroom per person in household

27

16

59.3

64

17

26.6

4.02

[1.41–11.59]

0.004

Assemblage B in the index case

25

24

96.0

43

30

69.8

10.40

[1.34–459.95]

0.012

Children in nappies in household

24

16

66.7

22

7

31.8

4.29

[1.07–17.73]

0.038

Less than 1 toilet per person in household

27

23

85.2

64

41

64.1

3.23

[0.93–14.24]

0.049

Female index case

27

15

55.6

64

21

32.8

2.56

[0.92–7.13]

0.060

Cat in household

27

3

11.1

61

19

31.2

0.28

[0.05–1.10]

0.062

4 or more people in household

27

18

66.7

64

28

43.8

2.57

[0.92–7.48]

0.066

Involved in changing nappies

20

10

50.0

22

5

22.7

3.40

[0.76–16.21]

0.107

Assemblage A in the index case

25

8

32.0

43

23

53.5

0.41

[0.13–1.28]

0.130

Vomiting in index case

26

16

61.5

60

26

43.3

2.09

[0.74–6.04]

0.160

Index case under 5 years old

27

6

22.2

64

6

9.4

2.76

[0.65–11.48]

0.171

Illness in household before index case

27

6

22.2

59

6

10.2

2.52

[0.59–10.53]

0.181

Children that go to nursery in household

24

13

54.2

21

7

33.3

2.36

[0.61–9.53]

0.231

Dog/cat in household

27

12

44.4

64

38

59.4

0.55

[0.20–1.49]

0.250

Duration of illness greater than 7 days

26

26

100.0

57

53

93.0

.

[0.48-.]

0.304

Previous Giardia in index case

27

0

0.0

60

4

6.7

0.00

[0.00–2.10]

0.306

Index case travelled abroad before onset

27

7

25.9

61

22

36.1

0.62

[0.19–1.85]

0.462

Dog in household

27

12

44.4

62

23

37.1

1.36

[0.49–3.73]

0.638

Dog in household under 2 years

18

1

5.6

41

5

12.2

0.42

[0.01–4.28]

0.656

Index case contact with other illness

26

3

11.5

56

4

7.1

1.70

[0.23–10.85]

0.673

Assemblage AB in the index case

25

7

28.0

43

10

23.3

1.28

[0.35–4.50]

0.773

Any pet in household

27

16

59.3

61

34

55.7

1.16

[0.42–3.24]

0.818

White British index case

27

24

88.9

64

57

89.1

0.98

[0.20–6.38]

1.000

Dog or cat in household under 2 years

20

2

10.0

48

7

14.6

0.65

[0.06–3.92]

1.000

Index case resident in rural location

27

3

11.1

64

6

9.4

1.21

[0.18–6.22]

1.000

Diarrhoea in index case

26

25

96.2

63

61

96.8

0.82

[0.04–50.26]

1.000

Cat in household under 2 years

13

1

7.7

35

2

5.7

1.38

[0.02–28.53]

1.000

Household is a farm

26

0

0.0

58

1

1.7

0.00

[0.00-.]

1.000

Household has a garden

26

19

73.1

59

42

71.2

1.10

[0.36–3.67]

1.000