Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Paraguayan Communities, Patients, and Health Professionals
Table 3
Crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CI and adjusted Wald values of factors affecting having heard of CL/MCL among endemic community respondents.
Risk factor
Crude OR (95% CI)
Adjusted OR* (95% CI)
Age
()
()
14–24 years
1
1
25–34 years
1.54 (0.75–3.17)
1.75 (0.76–3.99)
35–44 years
1.46 (0.75–2.86)
1.95 (0.96–3.98)
45–59 years
2.13 (1.15–3.94)
2.71 (1.46–5.03)
60+
2.13 (1.24–3.65)
2.79 (1.51–5.17)
Education
()
()
No education and primary school
1
1
Secondary school
1.09 (0.64–1.87)
1.67 (0.98–2.83)
University
1.45 (0.59–3.61)
2.23 (0.98–5.11)
Sex
()
()
Male
1
1
Female
0.68 (0.48–0.96)
0.72 (0.49–1.04)
Location
()
()
Urban
1
1
Peri-urban
1.70 (0.91–3.18)
1.75 (0.98–3.11)
Rural
2.66 (1.51–4.68)
2.86 (1.54–5.31)
Income
()
()
<1 minimum salary ($288 USD)
1
1
1+ minimum salary
2.15 (1.21–3.79)
2.22 (1.21–4.07)
No fixed income
1.73 (1.05–2.86)
1.78 (1.05–3.01)
*Each adjusted for the other exposure variables: age, income, sex, house location, education.
