Parasitological and biochemical studies on cutaneous leishmaniasis in Shara’b District, Taiz, Yemen

Table 5 Effect of certain environmental and others social factors on infection with CL

Parameter	No. examined	Over all infection		Odds ratio	(95% CI)	P value
Parameter	No. examined	No.	%	Odds ratio	(95% CI)	P value
Residents type
Populist	346	65	12.38	0.035	0.985–0.456	0.040*
New	179	34	6.47			0.040*
Floor type
First floor	270	61	51.42	5.50	0.778–0.066	0.030*
Second floor	237	34	45.14
Third floor	18	4	3.43
House protection
Found protection	294	55	10.4	0.010	1.00–0.922	0.040*
Not found	231	44	8.38	0.010	1.00–0.922	0.040*
Animals found
Found	314	59	11.23	0.002	1.00–0.524	0.023*
Not found	211	40	7.6	0.002	1.00–0.524	0.023*

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