A case - control study on risk factors for typhoid fever in Dong Thap province, 1999
- Author:
Luu Thi Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
typhoid fever
- MeSH:
Typhoid Fever;
Risk Factors
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;10(3):62-66
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study was carried out from May 1998 to October 1999 in 341 case and 341 control subjects, matched with sex and age. The results show that there are many risk factors associated with Salmonella typhi causing the typhoid fever such as education levels, family components, living near a discharged typhoid fever patient, near a rubbish heap, drinking water without boiling, eating at road stalls... in the univariate analyzed process with Odds Ratio >1 and P<0.05. However, eating raw vegetable, living near a discharged typhoid fever patient, and living near a rubbish heap were risk factors go into the multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis.
