Table 4. Associations between parasitic infections and risk factors in Champasack (random household effect included, n = 669).
Indicators | Crude OR (95%CI) | P-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value |
O. viverrini | ||||
Age group (in year) | ||||
< 5 | 1.00 | - --- | 1.00 | - --- |
6–15 | 5.64 (2.10–15.13) | 3.99 (1.93–8.24) | ||
16–30 | 19.49 (5.53–68.67) | 17.5 (5.70–53.68) | ||
31–55 | 19.93 (5.97–66.51) | 12.30 (4.68–32.29) | ||
>55 | 49.74 (8.00–309.04) | <0.001 | 13.96 (3.32–58.75) | <0.001 |
Ethnic groups | ||||
Not Laoloum | 1.00 | 1.00 | - --- | |
Laoloum | 154.9 (81.20–295.70) | <0.001 | 303.45 (134.20–686.63) | <0.001 |
S. mekongi | ||||
Daily bathing in Mekhong River | ||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | - --- | |
Yes | 19.50 (8.87–42.87) | <0.001 | 3.20 (1.84–5.83) | <0.001 |
Hookworm | ||||
Age group (in year) | ||||
< 5 | 1.00 | - --- | 1.00 | - --- |
6–15 | 2.32 (1.24–4.34) | 2.21 (1.28–3.80) | ||
16–30 | 2.51 (1.23–5.14) | 2.22 (1.16–4.23) | ||
31–55 | 2.39 (1.24–4.62) | 2.10 (1.18–3.72) | 0.011 | |
>55 | 2.26 (1.01–5.50) | 0.040 | N.A. | N.S. |
Ethnic groups | ||||
Not Laoloum | 1.00 | - --- | 1.00 | - --- |
Laoloum | 0.11 (0.05–0.23) | <0.001 | 0.12 (0.07–0.23) | <0.001 |
A. lumbricoides | ||||
Socio-economic status | ||||
Least poor | 1.00 | - --- | 1.00 | - --- |
Less poor | 0.35 (0.06–2.10) | N.A. | ||
Poor | 1.27 (0.26–6.11) | N.A. | ||
Very poor | 50.14 (10.39–241.97) | N.A. | ||
Most poor | 226.73 (41.64–434.43) | <0.001 | 3.53 (1.47–8.47) | 0.010 |
Multiple infections ≥2 species | ||||
Report of eating any raw foodstuffs a week prior to survey (e.g., meat, fish, and vegetables) | ||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | - --- | |
Yes | 2.12 (1.15–3.90) | 0.021 | 2.74 (1.44–5.20) | 0.002 |
CI, confidence interval; N.S., not significant; N.A., not applicable; OR, odds ratio.