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Table 2 Variables related to the mission as well as the demographics and behavioral characteristics

From: Determinants of compliance with malaria chemoprophylaxis among French soldiers during missions in inter-tropical Africa

 

N

N-CC

Prevalence of CC

   

% (95% CI)

OR

95% CI

p value

Type of the mission

     

< 0.001

   Training

703

140

19.9 (10.0 - 29.8)

1

  

   Military operation

1390

827

59.5 (51.8 - 67.2)

6.17

3.36 - 11.32

 

Duration of the mission (mo)

   

0.81

0.61 - 1.07

0.1313

Age

     

0.2150

   18 - 24 y.

1071

503

47.0 (34.9 - 59.1)

1

  

   25 y. and more

1022

464

45.4 (34.115 - 56.4)

1.11

0.94 - 1.30

 

Gender

     

0.3667

   Men

2062

953

46.2 (34.8 - 57.6)

1

  

   Women

31

14

45.2 (29.6 - 60.7)

0.74

0.38 - 1.4

 

Rank

     

0.0329

   JRs - NCOs

1610

728

45.2 (33.9 - 56.6)

1

  

   Os - WOs

483

239

49.5 (37.7 - 61.3)

1.22

1.02 - 1.47

 

Favorite time for activities

     

0.0097

   Morning type

531

252

47.5 (35.0 - 59.9)

1

  

   Intermediate type

1248

585

46.9 (35.3 - 58.5)

0.83

0.69 - 1.00

 

   Evening type

314

130

41.4 (30.1 - 52.7)

0.68

0.52 - 0.87

 

Bedtime during the mission

     

0.0033

   Before or at midnight

1607

778

48.4 (35.7 - 61.1)

1

  

   After midnight

342

138

40.4 (30.0 - 50.7)

0.69

0.55 - 0.86

 

   NA (Company 1)

144

51

35.4 (27.5 - 43.3)

0.57

0.09 - 3.56

 

Previous overseas travel

     

0.1778

   No

435

244

56.1 (44.7 - 67.5)

1

  

   Yes

1658

723

43.6 (32.3 - 54.9)

0.87

0.72 - 1.06

 

Tobacco consumption

     

0.0420

   Nonsmoker

934

451

48.3 (36.2 - 60.4)

1

  

   Smoker 1-20 cig/d.

903

406

45.0 (33.0 - 56.9)

0.86

0.73 - 1.02

 

   Smoker >20 cig/d.

256

110

43.0 (32.3 - 53.7)

0.75

0.58- 0.96

 
  1. N: Number of subjects; CC: Subjects with correct compliance; NA: Not Available
  2. JRs - NCOs: junior ranks and noncommissioned officers; Os - WOs: officers and warrant officers; Cig/d.: cigarettes per day.