Volume 17, Number 11—November 2011
THEME ISSUE
CHOLERA IN HAITI
Dispatch
Epidemic Cholera in a Crowded Urban Environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Stacie E. Dunkle
, Adamma Mba-Jonas, Anagha Loharikar, Bernadette Fouché, Mireille Peck, Tracy Ayers, W. Roodly Archer, Valery M. Beau De Rochars, Thomas Bender, Daphne B. Moffett, Jordan W. Tappero, George Dahourou, Thierry Roels, and Robert E. Quick
, Adamma Mba-Jonas, Anagha Loharikar, Bernadette Fouché, Mireille Peck, Tracy Ayers, W. Roodly Archer, Valery M. Beau De Rochars, Thomas Bender, Daphne B. Moffett, Jordan W. Tappero, George Dahourou, Thierry Roels, and Robert E. Quick
Table 2
Practices independently associated with cholera prevention in a multivariate model case–control study, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, December 2010*
| Practice | mOR (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|
| Food diversity (>23 items) | 0.3 (0.1–0.7) | <0.01 |
| Proper handwashing | 0.2 (0.03–0.90) | 0.03 |
| Boiling water or using a chlorine product | 0.4 (0.1–1.1) |
0.08
*mOR, matched odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. |
*mOR, matched odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
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