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Table 2 Unadjusted association between some factors and rotavirus diarrhea in 91 matched case-control pairs in Kampala, Uganda

From: Breastfeeding and the risk of rotavirus diarrhea in hospitalized infants in Uganda: a matched case control study

Variable

1Cases (%)

Controls (%)

2OR

95% CI

p-value

Crowding (4 or more per room)

31

27

1.1

0.6, 2.3

0.7

Sex (Male)

70

55

1.8

1.02, 3.4

0.04

a Febrile (axilla T ≥ 37.5°C)

44

59

0.5

0.28, 1.003

0.05

b Vomiting

85

35

20.5

4.9, 84.7

< 0.001

breastfeeding

85

81

1.2

0.5, 2.4

0.5

Complementary breastfeeding

66

59

1.3

0.7, 2.5

0.3

Exclusive breastfeeding

12

19

0.5

0.1, 1.3

0.2

Predominant breastfeeding

7

3

2

0.5, 7.9

0.5

c Breastfeeding in Age > 6 Months

56

77

1.8

0.7, 4.4

0.15

d Breastfeeding in Age = < 6 Months

77

92

0.3

0.06, 1.6

0.17

Improper disposal

12

10

1.2

0.4, 3.1

0.8

Wasted (≤ -2 Z)

17

18

0.9

0.4, 2.0

> 0.999

Secondary education and above

49

54

0.8

0.4, 1.5

0.6

Housewife

66

60

1.2

0.6, 2.3

0.5

  1. 1Proportion exposed to factor in case and control groups
  2. 2Odds ratio by Mantel-Haenszel method
  3. a 85 pairs were analyzed. Not powered enough.
  4. b 78 pairs were analyzed. This analysis variable is not powered enough.
  5. c 70 pairs were analyzed. This analysis variable not powered enough.
  6. d 20 pairs were analyzed. This analysis variable is not powered enough.