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Table 6 Association between self-reported outcomes and infection category

From: Polyparasitism with Schistosoma haematobium, Plasmodium and soil-transmitted helminths in school-aged children in Muyuka–Cameroon following implementation of control measures: a cross sectional study

Outcome

% (n)

Infection category

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P-value

Fever in last 3 months

31.3 (5)

STH only

0.49 (0.15–1.54)

0.221

 

56.1 (55)

MP only

1.32 (0.82–2.13)

0.258

 

57.6 (57)

Schistosoma only

1.16 (0.71–1.89)

0.564

 

80.0 (4)

STH + MP

5.13 (0.53–50.10)

0.160

 

62.0 (31)

Schistosoma + MP

1.02 (0.52–2.01)

0.954

 

80.0 (4)

Schistosoma + STH

2.91 (0.28–30.45)

0.372

 

100 (6)

Schistosoma + MP + STH

ND

ND

Fever in last 3 days

31.3 (5)

STH Only

1.13 (0.36–3.56)

0.834

 

43.9(43)

MP only

1.49 (0.92–2.41)

0.102

 

49.5 (49)

Schistosoma only

1.83 (1.13–2.96)

0.015

 

40.0 (2)

STH + MP

0.88 (0.17–6.12)

0.900

 

64.0 (32)

Schistosoma + MP

3.02 (1.55–5.89)

0.001

 

60.0 (3)

Schistosoma + STH

2.26 (0.34–14.90)

0.398

 

66.7 (4)

Schistosoma + MP + STH

2.59 (0.44–15.34)

0.293

Lower abdominal pain

31.3 (5)

STH Only

0.87 (0.28–2.68)

0.811

 

41.8 (41)

MP only

1.02 (0.64–1.64)

0.929

 

49.5 (49)

Schistosoma only

1.37 (0.86–2.20)

0.186

 

40.0 (2)

STH + MP

0.84 (0.13–5.66)

0.858

 

68.0 (34)

Schistosoma + MP

2.84 (1.46–5.50)

0.002

 

60.0 (3)

Schistosoma + STH

1.62 (0.25–10.34)

0.612

 

33.3 (2)

Schistosoma + MP + STH

0.41 (0.07–2.55)

0.342

Headache

31.3 (5)

STH only

2.00 (0.69–6.16)

0.228

 

23.5 (23)

MP only

0.95 (0.55–1.163)

0.853

 

35.4 (35)

Schistosoma only

1.68 (1.02–2.78)

0.041

 

20.0 (1)

STH + MP

0.78 (0.08–7.30)

0.827

 

38.0 (19)

Schistosoma + MP

1.69 (0.87–3.26)

0.118

 

40.0 (2)

Schistosoma + STH

1.56 (0.24–10.18)

0.640

 

33.3 (2)

Schistosoma + MP + STH

1.27 (0.22–7.42)

0.788

Diarrhoea

0 0 (0)

STH only

ND

ND

 

17.3 (17)

MP only

0.84 (0.46–1.57)

0.591

 

12.1 (12)

Schistosoma only

0.59 (0.29–1.17)

0.129

 

0.0 (0)

STH + MP

ND

ND

 

10.0 (5)

Schistosoma + MP

0.46 (0.17–1.24)

0.123

 

40.0 (2)

Schistosoma + STH

3.32 (0.53–20.83)

0.201

 

0.0 (0)

Schistosoma + MP + STH

ND

ND

Vomiting

6.3 (1)

STH only

0.62 (0.07–4.96)

0.653

 

15.3 (15)

MP only

0.94 (0.49–1.80)

0.845

 

9.1 (9)

Schistosoma only

0.54 (0.25–1.18)

0.121

 

20.0 (1)

STH + MP

2.12 (0.21–21.43)

0.524

 

10.0 (5)

Schistosoma + MP

0.55 (0.20–1.52)

0.248

 

0.0 (0)

Schistosoma + STH

ND

ND

 

16.7 (1)

Schistosoma + MP + STH

1.67 (0.17–16.70)

0.662

  1. MP malaria parasite, ND not determined as it was redundant in the model, STH soil-transmitted helminths. P values in bold are statistically significant