Table 2. Effects of any, both, or single maternal infection with A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura on childhood susceptibility to any STH infection.
Infection of mother | No. of children infectedb/total (% infected) | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysisa | ||
Odds Ratio (95% CI) | p | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | p | ||
Any infectionb | 302/652 (46.3) | 1.94 (1.47–2.59) | <0.001 | 2.61 (1.88–3.63) | <0.001 |
Co-infection | 117/187 (62.6) | 3.78 (2.56–5.58) | <0.001 | 5.91 (3.55–9.81) | <0.001 |
Single Infectionc | 185/465 (39.8) | 1.49 (1.10–2.02) | 0.007 | 2.08 (1.47–2.94) | <0.001 |
No | 108/352 (30.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
ORs adjusted for age, sex, maternal educational level, monthly income, household electric appliances, water source, bathroom facility, crowding, and number of follow-up evaluations.
With A. lumbricoides and/or T. trichiura.
With A. lumbricoides or T. trichiura only.
Abbreviations: CI = Confidence Interval.
Statistical comparisons were performed using logistic regressions.