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Table 2 Risk factors for contracting measles in, Zaka district, Masvingo Province, 2010

From: Measles outbreak investigation in Zaka, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe, 2010

Exposure

Yes/No

Cases

Controls

OR

Confidence interval

History of travel two weeks prior onset of illness

Yes

28

7

5.0

2.10- 12.08

 

No

82

103

  

Contact with case

Yes

104

12

169

57.73-499.78

 

No

6

98

  

Being unvaccinated

Yes

92

32

12.46

6.20- 25.31

 

No

18

78

  

Being under 18 years

Yes

108

82

18.44

4.27- 79.64

 

No

2

28

  

Not believing in medical treatment for measles

Yes

70

33

4.08

2.32- 7.17

 

No

40

77

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