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Table 1 (abstract A29). Risk factors for measles in Hamlet A, Nawada District, Bihar, India, December 2018 (N=103)

From: Proceedings of ‘FETP-ICON 2020’ Conference

Risk Factor

Frequency of exposure among measles cases

N=21

Frequency of exposure among non-cases

N=82

Risk Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

 

n (%)

n (%)

  

House <3 rooms

20 (95)

39 (48)

14.91

2.0–106.9

Family >6 persons

16 (76)

21 (26)

5.70

2.2–14.3

Kutcha house*

18 (86)

36 (44)

5.44

1.7–17.3

No MCV1**

5 (24)

4 (5)

3.26

1.5–6.8

Illiterate mother

14 (67)

36 (44)

1.43

0.6–3.2

Female

14 (67)

38 (46)

1.55

0.6–3.5

  1. *Kucha = A house made up of wood, mud, straw and dry leaves
  2. ** MCV1 = measles-containing vaccine first dose