Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar infection in Mexican school children: genotyping and phylogenetic relationship

Table 1 Analysis of the association between sociodemographic variables at home and the parasitized or non-parasitized condition of school children

		Parasitized children
Variables		Positive	Negative	^a p	OR	IC 95 %
Harmful fauna	Yes	65	218	0.73	1.63	(0.35–7.58)
Harmful fauna	No	2	11	0.73	1.63	(0.35–7.58)
Availability of water inside the house	Yes	65	224	0.27	0.53	(0.20–1.40)
Availability of water inside the house	No	7	13	0.27	0.53	(0.20–1.40)
Type of latrine	Latrine	67	214	0.26	2.66	(0.59–11.8)
Type of latrine	septic tank	2	17	0.26	2.66	(0.59–11.8)
Floor material	Cement	58	210	0.12	0.52	(0.24–1.16)
Floor material	Soil	11	21	0.12	0.52	(0.24–1.16)

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