Table 5 Associations between patient characteristics and infection with any parasite from a study of intestinal parasites in children aged in urban poor, Nairobi, 2010-2011

Total

541/2112(25.6)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gender

Male (ref)

298/1116(26.7)

1.0

-

-

1.0

-

-

Female

243/996(24.4)

0.89

0.73,1.08

0.226

0.86

070,1.06

0.169

Age group¹

0 to 12 months (ref)

141/758(18.6)

1.0

-

-

1.0

-

-

13 to 24 months

147/528(27.8)

1.69

1.29,2.20

0.001*

1.72

1.30,2.29

<0.001*

25 to 36 months

122/408(29.9)

1.87

1.41,2.47

<0.001*

2.01

1.46,2.76

<0.001*

37 to 48 months

84/241(34.9)

2.34

1.70,3.23

<0.001*

2.53

1.77,3.64

<0.001*

49 to 60 months

45/148(30.4)

1.91

1.29,2.84

0.001*

1.85

1.20,2.85

0.005*

HIV status²

Negative (ref)

398/1598(24.9)

1.0

-

-

1.0

-

-

Positive

111/302(36.8)

1.75

1.35,2.27

<0.001*

2.04

1.55,2.67

<0.001*

Patient type

Outpatients (ref)

432/1577(27.4)

1.0

1.0

Inpatients

109/535(20.4)

0.68

0.53,0.86

0.001*

0.78

0.59,1.03

0.084

Seasonality Dry Season (ref) Wet season 0

-

-

1.0 1.19

- - 0.97, 1.46

- - 0.087

1.0 1.35

- 1.09,1.68

- 0.007*