Table 4.
Demographic characteristics of the study participants and wealth variable calculation
Variables | Total | Hunan Province | Jiangxi Province | Crude Odds Ratio (95% CI*) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of administrative villages | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||
Number of households | 2349 | 1099 | 1250 | ||
Total number of individuals | 3924 | 1905 | 2019 | ||
Number with Schistosoma japonicum infection | 189 | 153 | 36 | ||
Wealth index | |||||
Low | 1049 | 285 | 764 | 1.68 (1.17–2.43) | 1.73 (1.19–2.50) |
High | 1294 | 814 | 480 |
95% Confidence interval.