Table 1 Distribution of exposure status among cases and controls during an anthrax outbreak: Kyotera district, Uganda, June–December, 2023. Reference: no contact with infected meat
Variables | Cases, n = 50(%) | Controls, n = 200(%) | Crude ORs (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted ORs (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consumed dead cattle meat | 37(74) | 41(21) | 11 (5.4–23) | ˂0.001 | 6.2 (2.8–14) |
Contact with meat or other products from dead cattle | 31(62) | 36(18) | 7.4 (3.8–15) | ˂0.001 | 2.5 (1.1–5.9) |
Presence of hides in the household | 6(12) | 7(3.5) | 1.3 (0.2–2.5) | 0.02 | 0.8 (0.7–2.2) |
Meat traders | 5(8) | 1(0.5) | 2.9 (0.6–5.1) | 0.01 | 2.6 (0.2-5.0) |
Owned animals | 27(54) | 83(42) | 0.5 (0.1–1.1) | 0.11 | |
Cattle keeper | 2(4) | 14(7) | 0.6 (-2.1-0.9) | 0.2 |