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 |
|
|
|
|
|
15-19 | 11 | 6 |