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Table 4 Determinants of death during Ebola Virus treatment at Kenema Government Hospital Ebola Treatment Center, Sierra Leone, during the peak period of the West Africa Ebola outbreak 2013–2016. Results from a multivariate logistic regression

From: Factors associated with length of stay and treatment outcome of Ebola patients treated at an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone during the peak period of the West African Ebola outbreak 2013–2016

Patient characteristics

Adjusted OR*

95% CI

 

Sex: male vs female (ref)

1.72

0.53–5.84

 

Occupation: high skilled (ref) workers

 Low skilled workers

1.52

0.32–8.07

 

 Children and pupils in junior school

0.73

0.11–4.86

 

 Delay (in days) of health seeking behavior for EVD patients residing in Kenema District

1.00

0.90–1.11

 

 Distance (in km) to ETC

0.99

0.98–1.01

 

 Referral status: residency outside-vs-in (ref) Kenema District

0.24

0.02–3.07

 

 Age

1.00

0.93–1.07

0.98

  1. OR Odds Ratio, ETC Ebola Treatment Center, EVD Ebola Virus Disease, CI Confidence Interval