Current Bancroftian Filariasis Elimination on Thailand-Myanmar Border: Public Health Challenges toward Postgenomic MDA Evaluation
Table 1
Univariate analysis of significant individual risk factors associated with multiple-dose DEC inaccessibility between two working groups of cross-border Myanmar migrants (chain migration model).
Variable
(904)
Ranong, 2002-2003a
Phangnga, 2004–2006b
% DEC inaccessibility
OR
95% CI
value
(1,610)
% DEC inaccessibility
OR
95% CI
value
Gender
Male
553
49.7
1
1067
42.6
1
Female
351
56.4
1.3
1.0–1.7
0.05
543
48.4
1.3
1.0–1.6
0.027
Age group (yr)
≥25
560
44.8
1
1106
42.9
1
<25
344
64.5
2.2
1.7–3.0
<0.001
504
48.2
1.2
1.0–1.5
0.049
Marital status
Living with a partner
580
45.2
1
1094
42.8
1
Single/widowed/ divorced/separated
324
65.1
2.3
1.7–3.0
<0.001
516
48.4
1.3
1.0–1.6
0.033
Migration pattern
Long-term migration
643
38.4
1
977
32.3
1
Short-term migration
261
86.6
10.4
7.0–15.3
<0.001
633
63.5
3.6
3.0–4.5
<0.001
Occupation
Industry
447
38.3
1
512
38.9
1
Agriculture
457
66.1
3.1
2.4–4.1
<0.001
1098
47.3
1.4
1.1–1.8
0.002
Data were derived from our previous findings: aKoyadun and Bhumiratana (2005) [17], aBhumiratana et al. (2004) [18], bYongyuth et al. (2006) [21], and bBhumiratana et al. (2010) [19]. OR: odds ratio and CI: confidence interval.