Factors Associated with Migration in Individuals Affected by Leprosy, Maranhão, Brazil: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Multivariate analysis of factors associated with past 5 year migration among migrants in a clinically unapparent population without symptoms of leprosy compared to clinically unapparent non-migrant residents.
Past 5-year migration
Clinically unapparent population
Migrants† (20.7)
AOR (95% CI)*
Age-groups (yrs)
15–29
41 (31.3%)
1.0
30–44
22 (26.2%)
0.72 (0.34–1.55)
0.02
45–59
11 (12.8%)
0.3 (0.11–0.84)
0.02
≥60
7 (7.8%)
0.23 (0.07–0.78)
0.01
Education
No formal education
15 (11.0%)
1.04 (0.35–3.1)
0.9
Some education
66 (26.0%)
1.0
Head of household education
No formal education
22 (12.5%)
0.61 (0.27–1.4)
0.25
Some education
53 (26.2%)
1.0
Life occupation
Farmer
18 (13.1%)
1.57 (0.66–3.72)
0.3
Never worked
13 (26.0%)
0.94 (0.38–2.32)
0.89
Other work
49 (24.3%)
1.0
Home ownership
No
10 (55.6%)
3.34 (0.99–11.25)
0.05
Yes
71 (19.1%)
1.0
Household monthly income††
>511 R$
54 (25.5%)
1.0
0–511 R$
26 (16.4%)
2.15 (1.09–4.23)
0.02
Public waste collection
No
11 (11.9%)
0.43 (0.19–0.97)
0.03
Yes
70 (23.7%)
1.0
Stress separated from family/friends
Yes
34 (48.6%)
5.76 (2.96–11.22)
<0.0001
No
47 (14.6%)
1.0
Data not available for all individuals, ††at the time of the survey 1 US$ was equivalent to 1.72 R$, and R$511, the official minimum wage as set by the Federal Government, significant results at 95% () are highlighted in bold, *adjusted odds rates (AOR) are only presented for those variables included in the final regression model.
