Table 1:
Frequency of oral cavity protozoa (E. gingivalis and T. tenax) in pediatric oncology children from Lorestan province, western Iran according to the demographic features and related risk factors by univariate regression analysis
| Group | Totally | Oral cavity parasites | P value Chi-Square | Crude OR | 95%CI | P value | ||
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| No. (%) | Positive No. (%) | Negative No. (%) | ||||||
| Age (yr) | <10 | 57 (63.3) | 20 (35.1) | 37 (64.9) | 0.349 | 1 | 1 | - |
| ≥10 | 33 (36.6) | 8 (24.8) | 25 (75.2) | - | 0.592 | 0.22–1.55 | 0.287 | |
| Parent education ≥diploma | <diploma | 15 (16.6) | 4 (26.7) | 11 (73.3) | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 75 (83.3) | 24 (32.0) | 51 (68.0) | 0.769 | 0.773 | 0.22–2.67 | 0.684 | ||
| Residence | Rural | 36 (40.0) | 6 (16.7) | 30 (83.3) | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Urban | 54 (60.0) | 22 (40.7) | 32 (59.3) | 0.02 | 3.437 | 1.22–9.63 | 0.019* | |
| Gender | Male | 48 (53.3) | 14 (29.2) | 34 (70.8) | - | - | - | - |
| Female | 42 (46.7) | 14 (33.3) | 28 (66.7) | 0.820 | 1.214 | 0.49–2.98 | 0.670 | |
| Brushing | Yes | 52 (57.7) | 13 (25.0) | 39 (75.0) | - | - | - | - |
| No | 38 (42.3) | 15 (39.5) | 23 (60.5) | 0.170 | 0.511 | 0.20–1.26 | 0.146 | |
| Mouthwash | Yes | 32 (35.6) | 2 (6.3) | 30 (93.8) | - | - | - | - |
| No | 58 (64.4) | 26 (44.8) | 32 (55.2) | <0.001 | 0.082 | 0.018–0.37 | <0.001* | |