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. 2014 Jan 9;7:15. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-15

Table 2.

Association of S. mansoni infection with river water contact habit and demographic factors of the study participants, 2013

Risk factors S. mansoni
OR 95.0% C.I. for OR
P-value
Positive Negative Lower Upper
Swimming
Yes
261
65
3.26
1.819
5.853
0.00
No
32
26
 
 
 
 
River contact while crossing
Yes
250
74
1.34
0.72
2.479
0.359
No
43
17
 
 
 
 
Washing clothes in the river
Yes
259
62
3.56
2.02
6.286
0.00
No
34
29
 
 
 
 
Bathing in the river
Yes
244
62
2.38
1.39
4.08
0.002
No
48
29
 
 
 
 
Fetching water from river
Yes
179
50
'1.29
0.801
2.071
0.297
No
114
41
 
 
 
 
Sex
M
143
44
1.02
0.64
1.63
0.94
F
150
47
 
 
 
 
Age 5-9
89
27
1.14
0.73
1.78
0.58
10-14
193
58
 
 
 
 
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