Research Article

Increase in the Risk of Respiratory Disorders in Adults and Children Related to Crop-Growing in Niger

Table 4

Relationship respiratory events in children (multivariate analysis), 2013.

SymptomsPastoral ()Agricultural ()
Adjustment variable
(%), OR (%), OR (95% CI)

Wheeze32 (25.6), 1.0031 (29.8), 1.38 (0.66; 2.86)Age, gender, insecticide use in the home
Sudden shortness of breath25 (20.0), 1.0029 (27.9), 1.44 (0.79; 2.63)Age, insecticide use in the home
Cough42 (33.6), 1.0040 (38.5), 1.48 (0.82; 2.67)Age, insecticide use in the home
Awakened by coughing43 (34.4), 1.0037 (35.6), 1.13 (0.64; 1.98)Age, insecticide use in the home
Cough without fever15 (12.0), 1.0033 (31.7), 3.34 Age, presence of smoking in the house
Eye irritation75 (60.0), 1.0043 (41.3), 0.50 Gender
Nasal irritation without cold52 (41.6), 1.0041 (39.4), 0.99 (0.57; 1.71)Insecticide use in the home

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