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Table 7 Factors on multivariate analysis associated with soil-transmitted helminth infection

From: Burden and factors associated with schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections among school-age children in Huambo, Uige and Zaire provinces, Angola

 

Hookworm

A. lumbricoides

T. trichiura

Any STH

n/N

aOR (95% CI)

P-value

n/N

aOR (95% CI)

P-value

n/N

aOR (95% CI)

P-value

n/N

aOR (95% CI)

P-value

Sex

            

 Male

186/1818

1

–

572/1818

NS

NS

99/1813

1

–

688/1818

1

–

 Female

138/1829

0.72 (0.49–1.07)

0.11

554/1829

NS

NS

71/1826

0.40 (0.23–0.69)

0.001

641/1829

0.82 (0.62–1.08)

0.15

Age group (years)

            

 < 11

143/1394

1

–

500/1394

1

–

68/1391

1

–

576/1394

1

–

 11–12

80/1096

0.74 (0.50–1.09)

0.12

315/1096

0.84 (0.63–1.12)

0.23

50/1092

1.10 (0.61–1.98)

0.31

363/1096

0.79 (0.56–1.11)

0.17

 > 12

101/1090

0.82 (0.54–1.23)

0.33

310/1090

0.73 (0.44–1.21)

0.21

52/1089

0.62 (0.32–1.19)

0.15

389/1090

0.72 (0.43–1.21)

0.22

School setting

            

 Rural

305/3324

NS

NS

1028/3324

NS

NS

158/3316

NS

NS

1218/3324

NS

NS

 Urban

19/323

NS

NS

98/323

NS

NS

12/323

NS

NS

111/323

NS

NS

Ecological zone of school

            

 Northern coastal

16/210

NS

NS

41/210

1

–

10/210

NS

NS

58/210

NS

NS

 Coffee area

790/858

NS

NS

285/858

2.49 (0.75–8.25)

0.14

48/856

NS

NS

335/858

NS

NS

 Central highland

240/2579

NS

NS

800/2579

5.65 (1.79–17.82)

0.003

112/2573

NS

NS

936/2579

NS

NS

Ethnicity

            

 Umbundo

2/1501

1

–

173/1501

1

–

15/1496

1

–

186/1501

1

–

 Kikongo

252/1818

63.83 (8.44–482.56)

 < 0.001

754/1818

6.91 (2.86–16.70)

 < 0.001

1672/1815

10.35 (4.25–25.22)

 < 0.001

910/1818

4.96 (2.26–10.89)

 < 0.001

 Kimbundo

70/328

50.41 (4.47–568.20)

0.002

199/328

9.21 (3.87–21.96)

 < 0.001

12/328

9.95 (3.30–30.01)

 < 0.001

233/328

10.74 (4.95–23.31)

 < 0.001

School dewormed 2013/2014

            

 No

86/714

1

–

187/714

NS

NS

33/713

NS

NS

225/714

NS

NS

 Yes

238/2933

0.71 (0.21–2.38)

0.57

939/2933

NS

NS

137/2926

NS

NS

1104/2933

NS

NS

Latrines at school

            

 None/non-functional

306/2462

1

–

874/2462

NS

NS

137/2458

NS

NS

1052/2462

NS

NS

 Functional

18/1185

0.35 (0.14–0.89)

0.03

252/1185

NS

NS

33/1181

NS

NS

277/1185

NS

NS

Safe drinking water at school

            

 Not available

314/2793

1

–

987/2793

1

-

147/2789

1

–

1174/2793

1

–

 Available

10/854

0.55 (0.11–2.83)

0.47

139/854

0.57 (0.22–1.46)

0.24

23/850

0.58 (0.20–1.69)

0.31

155/854

0.50 (0.19–1.30)

0.15

  1. n/N number of infections/at-risk population, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, NS did not meet threshold on univariate analysis (P < 0.2) to be included in multivariate analysis, STH soil-transmitted helminthining schistosomiasis, Bold statistically significant (P < 0.05)
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