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. 2023 Jul 26;18(7):e0288936. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288936

Table 3. Sanitation factors and STH infection.

Factor N (%) STH (%) cOR P-value aOR p-value <0.05
Does the family have toilet?
Yes 548/552(99.3) 49/248(8.9) 0.295 0.294
No 04/552(0.7) 1/4(25.0) (0.03–2.89) Ref
Types of Toilets
Safely managed 130/552(23.55) 9/130(6.9) Ref Ref
Basic 379/552(68.6) 38/379(10.0) 1.50 (0.70–3.19) 0.294 1.03 (0.47–2.29) 0.941
Shared 38/552(6.9) 3/38(7.9) 1.15 (0.30–4.50) 0.838 0.80 (0.20–3.23) 0.750
Unimproved 5/552 (0.9%) 0/5(0.0) - - -
Does the toilet meet the required standards
Yes 497/552(90.0) 37/497(7.4) Ref
No 55/552(10) 13/55(23.6) 3.84(1.90–7.80) 0.001* 2.21(0.97–5.03) 0.059
Presence of Hand washing Facilities
Yes 326/552(59.1) 20/326(6.1) Ref
No 226/552(40.9) 30/226(13.2) 2.34(1.29–4.23) 0.005* 1.03(0.35–3.04) 0.958
Availability of Water and Soap
Yes 125/552(22.6) 4/125(3.2) * Ref
No 427/552(77.3) 46/427(10.7) 3.65(1.28–10.35) 0.015* 2.55(0.8–8.06) 0.112
Location of Hand washing Facilities
Yes 318/552(57.6) 21/318(6.6) Ref
No 234/552(42.4) 29/234(12.4) 2.00(1.11–3.60) 0.021* 1.36(0.5–3.68) 0.551
Signs of usage (toilets & hand washing facilities)
Yes 529/552(95.8) 45/529(8.5) Ref
No 23/552(4.2) 5/23(21.7) 2.98(1.05–8.43) 0.039* 1.42(0.44–4.54) 0.558

cOR Stands for Crude Odds Ratios, aOR Stands for Adjusted Odds Ratios, *Statistical significance at p<0.05