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Table 4 Association of ocular disease and risk factors (Multiple Logistic regressions for risk factors)

From: Factors associated with childhood ocular morbidity and blindness in three ecological regions of Nepal: Nepal pediatric ocular disease study

Risk factors

OR (95% CI)

P value

Region

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒTerai

1

-

ā€ƒHill

0.79(0.51-1.22)

0.295

ā€ƒMountain

2.19(1.48-3.26)

0.001

Age group (years)

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ0-5 years

1

-

ā€ƒ>5-10

1.52(1.2-1.92)

0.001

Religion

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒHindu

1

-

ā€ƒBuddhist

1.81(1.32-2.49)

0.001

ā€ƒChristian

1.3(0.71-2.37)

0.4

ā€ƒothers

0.88(0.59-1.32)

0.544

Motherā€™s habit of alcohol intake

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒNo

1

Ā 

ā€ƒYes

1.22(0.94-1.57)

0.13

Motherā€™s education status

1

Ā 

ā€ƒLiterate

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒIlliterate

1.37(1.09-1.71)

0.97

Mothers history of marriage

Ā 

0.04

ā€ƒConsanguinity

1

Ā 

ā€ƒNon consanguinity

0.26(0..21-0.33)

Ā 

Immunization status

Ā 

0.001

ā€ƒImmunized

1

Ā 

ā€ƒNon-immunized

2.95(1.63-5.36)

Ā 

Systemic illness

Ā 

0.001

ā€ƒPresent

1

Ā 

ā€ƒAbsent

0.1(0.04-0.23)

Ā 

Previous ocular surgery/treatment

Ā 

0.001

ā€ƒYes

1

Ā 

ā€ƒNo

0.11(0.06-0.22)

Ā 

Postnatal period

Ā 

0.01

ā€ƒNon eventful

1

Ā 

ā€ƒEventful

5.33(1.45-17.02)

Ā 
  1. OR: Odds Ratio, CI confidence interval.