Research Article
Risk Factors for Rubella Transmission in Kuyu District, Ethiopia, 2018: A Case-Control Study
Table 3
Factors associated with rubella infection on bivariate analysis in Amuma Wuchale Kebele, Kuyu District, North Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, 2018.
| | Variables | Categories | Number of cases (%) | Number of controls (%) | COR (95% CI) | value |
| | Family size | ≤5 | 3 (6.1) | 13 (13) | 1 | 0.14 | | >5 | 46 (93.9) | 87 (87) | 1.4 (0.5–2.01) |
| | Contact history | Yes | 33 (67.3) | 24 (24) | 2.7 (1.4–3.8) | 0.042 | | No | 16 (32.7) | 76 (76) | 1 |
| | Ventilation of rooms | Yes | 26 (53) | 31 (31) | 1 | 0.006 | | No | 23 (47) | 69 (69) | 2.7 (1.3–5.7) |
| | Travel history | Yes | 4 (8) | 4 (4) | 4 (0.89–6.2) | 0.205 | | No | 45 (92) | 96 (96) | 1 |
| | History of diarrhea | Yes | 33 (67.35) | 45 (45) | 1 | 0.031 | | No | 16 (32.65) | 55 (55) | 0.4 (0.2–0.9) |
| | Knowledge on rubella | Yes | 29 (59.2) | 50 (55) | 1 | 0.18 | | No | 20 (40.8) | 40 (45) | 1.65 (0.8–3.4) |
| | Taking at least one dose of measles vaccine | Yes | 36 (73.5) | 86 (86) | 0.84 (0.25–0.93) | 0.038 | | No | 13 (26.5) | 14 (14) | 1 |
| | History of VA supplementation | Yes | 12 (24.5) | 9 (9) | 1 | 0.009 | | No | 37 (75.5) | 91 (91) | 4 (1.1–12) |
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COR, crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; VA, vitamin A.
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