Factors Associated with Migration in Individuals Affected by Leprosy, Maranhão, Brazil: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study

Table 6

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with past 5 year circular migration among migrants in a clinically unapparent population without symptoms of leprosy compared to clinically unapparent non-migrant residents.

Past 5 year circular migration
Clinically unapparent population
	Migrants^†; 𝑛=32 (20.65)	AOR (95% CI)*	𝑃
Life occupation
Farmer	7 (18.0%)	0.55 (0.21–1.5)	0.23
Never worked	3 (9.1%)	0.27 (0.08–1.03)	0.06
Other work	22 (26.5%)	1.0
Stress separated from family/friends
Yes	10 (40.0%)	3.36 (1.3–8.66)	0.01
No	22 (16.9%)	1.0

†Data not available for all individuals, significant results at 95% (𝑃<0.05) are highlighted in bold, *adjusted odds rates (AOR) are only presented for those variables included in the final regression model.