Table 5 Multivariable logistic regression analysis for predictors of higher risk of contracting lassa fever among study participants (n = 2150).
From: Lassa fever in Nigeria: epidemiology and risk perception
Characteristics | Risk level | RR (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted RR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High (%) | Low (%) | |||||
Age | ||||||
>60 | 6 (5.36) | 106 (94.64) | Ref | 0.605 | ||
18-29 | 62 (7.94) | 719(92.06) | 1.5234(0.64,3.60) | |||
30-39 | 37 (6.21) | 559(93.79) | 1.17(0.48,2.84) | |||
40-49 | 25 (5.98) | 393(94.02) | 1.12(0.45,2.81) | |||
50-59 | 17 (7) | 226 (93) | 1.33(0.51,3.47) | |||
Gender | ||||||
Female | 76 (6.61) | 1074 (93.39) | Ref | 0.653 | ||
Male | 71 (7.10) | 929 (92.9) | 1.08(0.77, 1.51) | |||
Education | ||||||
No formal education | 0(0) | 209 (100) | Ref | <0.00 | ||
Primary and Secondary education | 17 (3.61) | 454 (96.31) | ||||
Tertiary education | 130 (8.84) | 1340 (91.16) | ||||
Lassa Fever Burden | ||||||
High | 135 (11.82) | 1007 (88.18) | Ref | <0.01 | Ref | <0.01 |
Low | 12 (1.19) | 996 (98.81) | 0.08(0.05,0.16) | 0.09(0.05,0.17) | ||
Risk perception | ||||||
Good | 126 (9.07) | 1263 (90.93) | Ref | <0.01 | Ref | <0.01 |
Poor | 21 (2.76) | 740 (97.24) | 0.28(0.18, 0.45) | 0.33(0.20, 0.53) | ||
Tribe | ||||||
Hausa Fulani | 50 (8.08) | 569 (91.92) | Ref | 0.270 | ||
Igbo | 21 (6.98) | 280 (93.02) | 0.85(0.50,1.44) | |||
Yoruba | 51 (6.88) | 690 (93.12) | 0.84(0.56,1.26) | |||
Others | 25 (5.11) | 464 (94.89) | 0.61(0.37,1.00) | |||
Religion | ||||||
Christianity | 81 (7.51) | 998 (92.49) | Ref | 0.364 | ||
Islam | 65 (6.25) | 975 (93.75) | 0.82(0.59,1.15) | |||
Others | 1 (3.33) | 29 (96.67) | 0.42(0.05,3.16) | |||
State of residence | ||||||
Abia | 0(0) | 107 (100) | Ref | <0.001 | ||
Adamawa | 2 (1.13) | 175(98.87) | ||||
Akwa Ibom | 0 (0) | 58(100) | ||||
Bauchi | 19 (18.81) | 82 (81.19) | ||||
Benue | 6 (3.26) | 178(96.74) | ||||
Ebonyi | 34 (13.03) | 227(86.97) | ||||
Imo | 2 (3.13) | 62 (96.88) | ||||
Kogi | 2 (3.85) | 50 (96.15) | ||||
Kwara | 1(0.30) | 327 (99.70) | ||||
Nasarawa | 0 (0) | 112 (100) | ||||
Ondo | 33 (13.98) | 203 (86.02) | ||||
Osun | 5 (4.55) | 105 (95.45) | ||||
Taraba | 43 (11.94) | 317 (88.06) | ||||
