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Table 3 Protective factors against papular urticaria in children (1–6 years of age)

From: Prevalence of papular urticaria caused by flea bites and associated factors in children 1–6 years of age in Bogotá, D.C.

Factors

Prevalence

CI 95% for Prevalence

Relative standard error (%)

p value

OR

CI 95% OR

Presence of rodents in the bedroom

 Yes

8.6

3.9–17.9

38.7

0.02

0.36

0.15–0.87

 No

20.5

18.2–22.9

5.7

1.00

 

Sewerage system

 Yes

20.1

18.0–22.3

5.4

0.023

0.43

0.20–0.90

 No

36.6

21.9–54.2

22.9

1.00

 

Wooden floor in the living room

 Yes

13.5

9.1–19.4

19.1

0.016

0.56

0.35–0.90

 No

21.6

19.2–24.1

5.7

1.00

 

Wooden floor in the main bedroom

 Yes

15.3

11.8–19.6

12.8

0.016

0.66

0.48–0.92

 No

21.3

19.0–23.8

5.7

1.00

 

Wooden floor in the children’s bedroom

 Yes

14.2

10.7–18.8

14.2

0.004

0.59

0.41–0.84

 No

22

19.4–24.7

6

1.00

 

Adjacent house

 Without

15.3

11.9–19.5

12.5

0.006

0.62

0.44–0.87

 With

22.5

20.0–25.3

5.9

1.00

 

Private transportation used to travel on a daily basis

 Yes

15.2

11.5–19.8

13.8

0.012

0.63

0.448–0.904

 No

22.0

19.6–24.6

5.7

1.00

 

Transportation by bus owned by the educational institution, used on a daily basis by children

 Yes

11.4

7.7–16.6

19.5

0.001

0.47

0.29–0.75

 No

21.3

19.1–23.8

5.6

1.00

 

Private transportation used by children to go to the educational institution

 Yes

12.3

7.8–18.8

22

0.010

0.51

0.31–0.85

 No

21.4

19.2–23.8

5.4

1.00