Table 2 Risk-factor analysis of Toxocara canis infection among primary school children in the capital areas in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Variables | Seropositive Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | p value |
Feeding dogs | Â | Â | Â |
No (N = 7) | 4 | 57.14 | 0.05* |
Yes (N = 159) | 140 | 88.05 | |
Cleaning dog huts | Â | Â | Â |
No (N = 103) | 88 | 85.44 | 0.52# |
Yes (N = 63) | 56 | 88.89 | |
Cleaning dog huts while wearing gloves | Â | Â | Â |
No (N = 156) | 136 | 87.18 | 0.62* |
Yes (N = 10) | 8 | 80.00 | |
Consuming frozen or raw food | Â | Â | Â |
No (N = 15) | 11 | 73.33 | 0.2* |
Yes (N = 143) | 125 | 87.41 | |
Touching soil | Â | Â | Â |
No (N = 10) | 7 | 70.00 | 0.13* |
Yes (N = 155) | 136 | 87.74 | |
Drinking untreated or unboiled water | Â | Â | Â |
No (N = 32) | 25 | 78.13 | 0.15* |
Yes (N = 133) | 118 | 88.72 | |
Consuming raw vegetables | Â | Â | Â |
No (N = 30) | 28 | 93.33 | 0.37* |
Yes (N = 134) | 114 | 85.07 | |
Total (N = 166) | 144 | 86.75 |  |