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Table 2 Households in the towns of Ovejas and Corozal and its association with the epidemic of Chikungunya

From: Epidemic outbreak of Chikungunya in two neighboring towns in the Colombian Caribbean: a survival analysis

Variables

COROZAL

OVEJAS

Risk ratio

95% CI

p-value

n

%

n

%

Lower

Upper

High family income

165

34.2

105

20.3

0.713

0.628

0.808

0.000

Health expenditures

351

72.8

504

97.7

2.232

2.031

2.452

0.000

Medical attention

291

60.4

363

70.4

1.248

1.098

1.418

0.001

Hospitalization

60

12.5

52

10.1

0.889

0.738

1.071

0.236

Mosquito fogging

221

45.9

0

0.0

0.336

0.304

0.371

0.000

Mosquito repellent

113

23.4

87

16.9

0.818

0.710

0.944

0.009

Mosquito net

10

2.1

19

3.7

1.413

0.852

2.343

0.131

Wire gauze

6

1.2

7

1.4

1.047

0.580

1.890

0.876

Aqueduct network

482

100.0

516

100.0

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

Stored water

255

52.9

512

99.2

2.956

2.670

3.272

0.000

Garbage Service

482

100.0

283

54.8

0.000

Undefined

0.000

Fiber cement roof

401

83.2

232

45.0

0.350

0.287

0.428

0.000

Cement wall

450

93.4

423

82.0

0.497

0.366

0.674

0.000