Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dengue Virus Circulation in the Rural Community, Handeni District in Tanga, Tanzania

Table 5

Factors associated with DENV seropositivity (children).

Variables		% (n)	COR (95% CI)	value	AOR (95% CI)	value
Sex	Male	44.6 (78)	Reference		—	—
	Female	55.4 (97)	0.81 (0.27–2.39)	0.7
Average people sharing a room	Up to 2	54.9 (96)	Reference
	≥3	45.1 (79)	2.63 (0.86–8.06)	0.08	2.57 (0.71–9.23)	0.1
Travel history (past 2 weeks)	No	89.7 (157)	Reference		—	—
	Yes	10.3 (18)	0.41 (0.10–1.63)	0.2
Wells/stagnant water (within 200 meters)	No	17.7 (31)	Reference		—	—
	Yes	82.3 (144)	0.69 (0.14–3.24)	0.6
Garbage pit (within 200 meters)	No	49.1 (86)	Reference
	Yes	50.9 (89)	0.23 (0.06–0.85)	0.02	0.13 (0.03–0.56)	<0.01
Vegetation (within 200 meters)	No	43.4 (76)	Reference
	Yes	56.6 (99)	2.25 (0.68–7.36)	0.1	3.42 (0.90–13.05)	0.07
House building structure	Wood	15.4 (27)	Reference		—	—
	Mud	63.4 (111)	0.66 (0.13–3.14)	0.6
	Blocks	21.1 (37)	2.88 (0.24–33.51)	0.3
Roofing	Tiles	13.7 (24)	Reference
	Grass roof	17.7 (31)	1.68 (0.37–7.54)	0.4	1.09 (0.20–5.74)	0.9
	Corrugated iron sheet	68.6 (120)	4.56 (1.35–15.31)	0.01	3.90 (0.94–16.11)	0.05