Incidence and Trends of Leishmaniasis and Its Risk Factors in Humera, Western Tigray

Table 4

Incidence of leishmaniasis in relation to season and origin with all diagnosed patients for leishmaniasis.

Year	Risk factors		Admitted	No. of cases	Percent	OR (95% CI)	P value
2012	Season	Dry time	1650	241	14.60	1.54(1.4, 2.52)	<0.01
		Weeding and harvesting time	1408	305	21.66
		Total	3058	546	17.85
	Origin	Lowland	2001	248	13.39	1.8(0.94, 2.92)	<0.000
		Highland	1057	298	28.19
		Total	3058	546	17.85
2013	Season	Dry time	1837	207	11.27	1.4(0.85,1.99)	<0.000
		Weeding and harvesting time	1765	303	17.17
		Total	3602	510	14.16
	Origin	Lowland	2423	232	9.57	1.9 (0.84, 2.92)	<0.000
		Highland	1179	278	23.58
		Total	3602	510	14.16
2014	Season	Dry time	2450	282	11.51	1.5(1.22, 1.97)	<0.003
		Weeding and harvesting time	1826	335	18.35
		Total	4276	617	14.43
	Origin	Lowland	2651	201	7.58	1.9 (1.40, 3.01)	<0.000
		Highland	1625	416	25.60
		Total	4276	617	14.43
2015	Season	Dry time	2870	97	3.38	1.45(1.11, 1.83)	<0.02
		Weeding and harvesting time	2117	148	6.99
		Total	4987	245	4.91
	Origin	Lowland	2985	96	3.22	1.6(1.7, 2.23)	<0.000
		Highland	2002	149	7.44
		Total	4987	245	4.91
2016	Season	Dry time	2575	89	3.46	1.6(1.6, 2.02)	<0.001
		Weeding and harvesting time	2207	133	6.03
		Total	4782	222	4.64
	Origin	Lowland	2866	99	3.45	1.8 (1.6, 2.18)	<0.000
		Highland	1916	123	6.42
		Total	4782	222	4.64
2017	Season	Dry time	2930	30	1.02	1.3(0.75, 1.6)	<0.04
		Weeding and harvesting time	2876	62	2.16
		Total	5806	92	1.85
	Origin	Lowland	3501	35	1.00	1.5(1.1, 1.9)	<0.001
		Highland	2305	57	2.47
		Total	5806	92	1.85