Table 3

Sociodemographic characteristics associated with blindness (stepwise logistic regression model)

VariableB (SE)Odds ratio (95% CI)p Value
Constant−8.636 (0.592)1.780.000
Age (continuous)0.107 (0.009)1.11 (1.09 to 1.13)0.000
Sex ( = female)0.448 (0.164)1.57 (1.14 to 2.16)0.006
Marital status ( = unmarried)0.405 (0.165)1.50 (1.09 to 2.07)0.014
Sanitation (index = general network)
    Latrine in house0.545 (0.233)1.73 (1.09 to 2.72)0.019
    Latrine outside house0.665 (0.337)1.94 (1.00 to 3.76)0.049
    Other0.905 (0.364)2.47 (1.21 to 5.04)0.013