|
Dependent variables
|
Categories
|
E. histolytica/dispar
|
Crude OR (CI 95%)
|
Adjusted OR (CI 95%) #
|
|---|
|
Positive No (%)
|
Negative No (%)
|
Total No (%)
|
|---|
|
Water source
|
Well water
|
28 (44.4)
|
35 (55.6)
|
63 (17.5)
|
3.07 (1.72–5.47)**
|
2.51 (2.30–4.86)**
|
|
River
|
4 (16)
|
21 (84)
|
25 (7)
|
0.73 (0.24–2.22)
|
0.36 (0.11–1.19)
|
|
Tape water
|
56 (20.7)
|
215 (79.3)
|
271 (75.5
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
|
Hand washing habit
|
Sometimes
|
53 (36.3)
|
93 (63.7)
|
146 (40.7)
|
2.99 (1.77–4.76)**
|
2.32 (1.56–3.97)**
|
|
Always
|
35 (16.4)
|
178 (83.6)
|
213 (59.3)
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
|
Fingernail cleanness
|
Not clean
|
55 (44)
|
70 (56)
|
115 (34.8)
|
4.79 (2.87–7.97)**
|
4.42 (2.55–7.65)**
|
|
Clean
|
33 (14.1)
|
201 (85.9)
|
234 (65.2)
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
|
Toilet availability
|
Not available
|
25 (37.3)
|
42 (62.7)
|
67 (18.7)
|
0.46 (0.26–3.82)*
|
0.88 (0.45–1.74)
|
|
Available
|
63 (21.6)
|
229 (78.4)
|
292 (81.3)
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
| | |
Hook worm
| | |
|
Positive No (%)
|
Negative No (%)
|
Total No (%)
|
|
Shoe wearing habit
|
Not at all
|
8 (40)
|
12 (60)
|
20 (5.6)
|
10.72 (3.7–31.2)**
|
10.92 (3.7–32.1)**
|
|
Sometimes
|
62 (46.3)
|
72 (53.7)
|
134 (37.3)
|
13.85 (7.1–27.2)**
|
14.13 (7.1–28.3)**
|
|
Always
|
12 (5.9)
|
193 (94.1)
|
205 (57.1)
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
|
Toilet availability
|
Not available
|
23 (34.3)
|
44 (65.7)
|
67 (18.7)
|
0.48 (0.27–0.87)*
|
1.09 (0.57–2.08)
|
|
Available
|
59 (20.2)
|
233 (79.8)
|
292 (81.3)
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
- Not: *= p < 0.05, **= p < 0.01, #= adjusted (multivariate regression model) for drinking water source, finger nail cleanness, hand washing habit before meal and toilet availability for E. histolytic/dispar and shoe wearing habit and toilet availability for hookworm infection
