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Table 2 Multivariate analyses of factors associated with the likelihood of compliance to a once-a-day pill for prevention of diarrhea or malaria

From: Perceived risk of watery diarrhea and dysentery and intended compliance with chemoprophylaxis among a deployed military population

Significant Risk Factors

OR (95 % CI) of increased likelihood of compliance with daily chemoprophylaxis

 

Diarrhea

Malaria

Perceived High Risk

3.78 (2.44–5.92)

4.88 (2.52–9.46)

Officer rank

1.61 (1.09–2.37)

2.21 (1.59–3.06)

Branch

--

 

Army

 

1.00 (ref)

Air Force

 

2.79 (1.55–5.03)

Marines

 

0.64 (0.40–1.03)

Navy

 

1.62 (1.11–2.37)

  1. Hosmer and Lemeshow Goodness-of-fit chi-square of 0.31 and 1.43 for diarrhea and malaria models, respectively