Table 1: Factors associated with the incidence of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) and VL-HIV coinfection among census sectors in the city of Bauru, inner Brazil.
Factors |
Univariate |
0.89 (0.86-0.92) |
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IRR (95%CI) |
P |
IRR (95%CI) |
P |
|
Overall VL |
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Population density |
0.95 (0.92-0.99) |
0.006 |
0.94 (0.90-0.97) |
< 0.001 |
Per capita income (BRL × 100) |
0.90 (0.87-0.92) |
< 0.001 |
0.89 (0.86-0.92) |
< 0.001 |
Paving of streets (× 10%) |
0.93 (0.90-0.96) |
< 0.001 |
1.01 (0.92-1.10) |
0.87 |
Sidewalks (× 10%) |
0.92 (0.90-0.95) |
< 0.001 |
0.99 (0.91-1.09) |
0.91 |
Drains for rainfall (× 10%) |
0.94 (0.90-0.98) |
0.002 |
0.96 (0.92-1.00) |
0.08 |
Trees (× 10%) |
1.03 (0.92-1.10) |
0.57 |
0.92 (0.80-1.05) |
0.21 |
Sewage in the open (× 10%) |
1.08 (0.93-1.27) |
0.33 |
1.09 (0.91-1.31) |
0.36 |
Garbage in the open (× 10%) |
1.06 (1.02-1.12) |
0.004 |
1.00 (0.95-1.06) |
0.96 |
VL-HIV coinfection |
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Population density |
0.97 (0.90-1.05) |
0.48 |
0.94 (0.86-1.03) |
0.18 |
Per capita income (BRL × 100) |
0.85 (0.78-0.93) |
< 0.001 |
0.80 (0.71-0.91) |
< 0.001 |
Paving of streets (× 10%) |
0.92 (0.85-0.98) |
0.02 |
0.95 (0.90-1.19) |
0.67 |
Sidewalks (× 10%) |
0.92 (0.86-0.99) |
0.03 |
1.09 (0.87-1.37) |
0.44 |
Drains for rainfall (× 10%) |
0.86 (0.77-0.95) |
0.004 |
0.87 (0.78-0.98) |
0.02 |
Trees (× 10%) |
1.04 (0.81-1.32) |
0.76 |
0.94 (0.73-1.19) |
0.60 |
Sewage in the open (× 10%) |
11.08 (0.66-1.78) |
0.76 |
1.27 (0.76-2.13) |
0.36 |
Garbage in the open (× 10%) |
0.99 (0.87-1.13) |
0.89 |
0.86 (0.74-1.01) |
0.07 |
VL: Visceral Leishmaniasis; HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus; BRL: Brazilian Currency (real, approx imately US$ 0.25); IRR: Incidence Rate Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval