Assessment of risk factors for severe cholera among urban children <5–years-old in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2000–2008.

aAdjusted for sex, the number of household members, seasonality, and the other predictors in the model. The number of patients in the multivariate analysis was less than the number in the univariate analysis due to missing breast feeding (n = 12) and maternal newspaper readership (n = 21) data for urban children.bLinear trend for increasing risk with age in the univariate and multivariate models (PcPer 10 meter increment.dSurface water includes ponds, rivers, and ditches.eSevere acute malnutrition defined as mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) fPer five kilometer increment.