Table 2. Univariate analysis of factors associated with intestinal parasitic infection among children, 1 to 5 years of age, residing in Ghosia Colony, Karachi, Pakistan who provided a stool sample for this study.

Characteristics	Positive = 115	Negative = 103	OR	95% CI	p
	n (%)	n (%)
Gender					0.255
Male	57 (49.6)	59 (57.3)	-	-
Female	58 (50.4)	44 (42.7)	1.4	0.8; 2.3
Age in years					<0.001*
(Mean±SD)	3.1 (1.1)	2.5 (1.1)	1.7	1.3; 2.1
Education of mother					0.059¶
Above primary	36 (31.3)	45 (55.6)	-	-
Primary & below	79 (68.7)	58 (42.3)	1.7	0.9; 2.9
Mother's working status					0.862
Working	20 (17.4)	17 (16.5)	-	-
Non-working	95 (82.6)	86 (83.5)	0.9	0.5; 1.9
Monthly family income					0.096¶
(Mean±SD)	6405 (2955)$	7336 (4764)∼	1.0	1.0; 1.0
Rented household					0.004*
No	74 (64.3)	84 (81.6)	-	-
Yes	41 (35.7)	19 (18.4)	1.5	1.2; 1.9
Wasting (Weight for Height)†					0.136¶
Normal	100 (92.6)	81 (86.2)	-	-
Wasted	8 (7.4)	13 (13.8)	0.5	0.2; 1.3
Stunting (Height for Age)†					0.642
Normal	46 (42.6)	37 (39.4)	-	-
Stunted	62 (57.4)	57 (60.6)	0.9	0.5; 1.5
Underweight (Weight for Age)†					0.492
Normal	75 (69.4)	61 (64.9)	-	-
Underweight	33 (30.6)	33 (35.1)	0.8	0.5; 1.5
Latrine care					0.008*
Mother	91 (79.1)	96 (93.2)	-	-
Others	7 (6.1)	3 (2.9)	2.5	0.6; 9.8
Self	17 (14.8)	4 (3.9)	4.5	1.5; 13.8
Geophagia					0.154¶
No	82 (71.3)	82 (79.6)	-	-
Yes	33 (28.7)	21 (20.4)	1.2	0.9; 1.6
History of diarrhea in past month					0.024*
No	60 (52.2)	38 (36.9)	-	-
Yes	55 (47.8)	65 (63.1)	0.5	0.3; 0.9
History of abdominal pain					0.193¶
No	58 (50.4)	61 (59.2)	-	-
Yes	57 (49.6)	42 (40.8)	1.4	0.8; 2.4
History of excessive crying					0.048*
No	62 (53.9)	69 (67.0)	-	-
Yes	53 (46.1)	34 (33.0)	1.7	1.0; 3.0

^$n = 103.

^∼n = 91.

^†n = 202.

^*p≤0.05.

^¶p≤0.25.