Demographic characteristics of acute hepatitis E disease patients and age-matched controls.

NB. Conservative case definition includes only individuals found to be anti-HEV IgM seropositive by the AFRIMS assay. The liberal case definition includes individuals found positive by either AFRIMS or the MBS assay.
*p<0.05, Univariate conditional (fixed effects) logistic regression comparing cases and controls.
**Comparison of marital status excluded individuals ineligible for marriage as an exposure as age≤15, Divorced/Widowed not shown (n = 2).
†“Don't Know” responses excluded, each category tested against “None/Housework”, adjusting for other categories of employment in a multivariate conditional logistic regression model.
¶Poor nutritional status defined by Mid-upper Arm Circumference (MUAC)<22.5. MUAC comparison was restricted to participants>15 y.o.
‡Comparison of education excluded individuals ineligible for schooling as an exposure as age<7.
§A household score was created based on the sum of ordinal values issued for the type of roof, floor and wall construction. The OR was calculated for every one unit increase in household score (p>0.05, NS).