Table 2.
Risk-factor analysis of Toxocara canis infection among primary school children in the capital areas in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
Variables |
Seropositive Rate |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | p value | |
| Feeding dogs |
|
|
|
| No (N = 7) |
4 |
57.14 |
0.05* |
| Yes (N = 159) |
140 |
88.05 |
|
| Cleaning dog huts |
|
|
|
| No (N = 103) |
88 |
85.44 |
0.52# |
| Yes (N = 63) |
56 |
88.89 |
|
| Cleaning dog huts while wearing gloves |
|
|
|
| No (N = 156) |
136 |
87.18 |
0.62* |
| Yes (N = 10) |
8 |
80.00 |
|
| Consuming frozen or raw food |
|
|
|
| No (N = 15) |
11 |
73.33 |
0.2* |
| Yes (N = 143) |
125 |
87.41 |
|
| Touching soil |
|
|
|
| No (N = 10) |
7 |
70.00 |
0.13* |
| Yes (N = 155) |
136 |
87.74 |
|
| Drinking untreated or unboiled water |
|
|
|
| No (N = 32) |
25 |
78.13 |
0.15* |
| Yes (N = 133) |
118 |
88.72 |
|
| Consuming raw vegetables |
|
|
|
| No (N = 30) |
28 |
93.33 |
0.37* |
| Yes (N = 134) |
114 |
85.07 |
|
| Total (N = 166) | 144 | 86.75 | |
*Tested using Fisher’s exact test.
#chi-squared test.