Table 1 Distribution of potential risk factors among index cases, health facility controls, and community controls
Variable | Index cases | HF controls | Community controls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 45 (%) | n = 509 (%) | n = 599 (%) | n = 1153 (%) | ||
Demographic variables | Age category (years) | ||||
15–29 | 9 (20) | 141 (28) | 201 (34) | 351 (30) | |
30–45 | 26 (58) | 264 (52) | 298 (50) | 588 (51) | |
> 45 | 10 (22) | 104 (20) | 100 (17) | 214 (19) | |
Male | 42 (93) | 461 (91) | 248 (41) | 751 (65) | |
Post-elementary or higher education | 27 (60) | 370 (73) | 426 (71) | 823 (71) | |
Occupation* | |||||
Farming | 14 (31) | 197 (39) | 277 (46) | 488 (42) | |
Logging, mining, or other outdoor labour | 26 (58) | 136 (27) | 27 (5) | 189 (16) | |
Other | 5 (11) | 176 (35) | 295 (49) | 476 (41) | |
Lowest quartile SES** | 13 (29) | 110 (22) | 175 (29) | 298 (26) | |
Subdistrict | |||||
Krueng Sabe | 19 (42) | 339 (67) | 205 (34) | 563 (49) | |
Kuta Cotgli | 2 (4) | 36 (7) | 19 (3) | 57 (5) | |
Lhoong | 12 (27) | 86 (17) | 235 (39) | 333 (29) | |
Sampoiniet | 3 (7) | 9 (2) | 51 (9) | 63 (5) | |
Saree | 9 (20) | 39 (8) | 89 (15) | 137 (12) | |
Community | Slept under net the previous night | 23 (51) | 361 (71) | 317 (53) | 701 (61) |
Main residence ever sprayed | 4 (9) | 31 (6) | 115 (19) | 150 (13) | |
Main residence is traditional house | 9 (20) | 87 (17) | 57 (10) | 153 (13) | |
Forest exposures | Slept in the forest in the past 60 days | 39 (87) | 97 (19) | 33 (6) | 169 (15) |
Second residence in the forest | 29 (64) | 24 (5) | 24 (4) | 77 (7) | |
Frequency of monkey sightings | |||||
None | 20 (44) | 402 (79) | 340 (57) | 762 (66) | |
Less than once a day | 15 (33) | 86 (17) | 200 (33) | 301 (26) | |
At least once a day | 10 (22) | 21 (4) | 59 (10) | 90 (8) | |
Family member with forest exposure | 6 (13) | 9 (2) | 40 (7) | 55 (5) | |