The epidemiology of Taenia spp. infection and Taenia solium cysticerci exposure in humans in the Central Highlands of Vietnam

Table 4 Risk factors associated with T. solium cysticerci exposure identified by a LLGP-EITB assay

Explanatory variable	Number positive	Number of individuals	Regression coefficient (SE)	P value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Intercept	17	339	−6.4694 (1.0615)	< 0.01	–
Raw vegetable consumption				< 0.01
Occasionally	4	226	Reference		1.00
Often	13	113	2.3006 (0.6318)		9.98 (2.89 to 34.4)^a
Area of defaecation^b				< 0.01
Close latrine	5	228	Reference		1.00
Outdoor	12	110	2.4125 (0.6763)		11.1 (2.97 to 42.0)
Source of drinking water				< 0.05
Other^c	9	253	Reference		1.00
Stream/Lake/Pond	8	86	1.3702 (0.5684)		3.94 (1.29 to 11.9)

^aInterpretation: After adjusting for other explanatory variables in the model, the odds of an individual who consumed raw vegetables often being T. solium cysticerci exposure was 9.98 (95% CI 2.89 to 34.4) times that of an individual who consumed rare vegetables rarely
^bA single individual with a missing value for area of defaecation excluded
^cDrinking water sourced from wells, pipes, rainy and packed water

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