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. 2014 Jun 12;8(6):e2854. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002854

Table 2. Risk factors for S. stercoralis infection in the multivariate GEE among 2,396 participants, Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, 2010.

S. stercoralis Negative S. stercoralis Positive mOR (95% CI) p-Value
(N = 1325) (N = 1071)
n (%) n (%)
Gender (men compared to women) 507 (38.37) 534 (49.9) 1.7 (1.4–2.0) <0.001
Age group
1–5 years 129 (9.7) 59 (5.5) Reference
6–15 years 453 (34.2) 366 (34.2) 2.3 (1.4–3.6) <0.001
16–30 years 352 (26.6) 287 (26.8) 1.8 (1.2–3.0) 0.01
31–45 years 220 (16.6) 174 (16.2) 1.7 (1.0–2.8) 0.04
>45 years 171 (12.9) 185 (17.3) 2.2 (1.4–3.7) 0.001
Profession
Farmer/Rice-Grower 615 (46.4) 547 (51.1) Reference
Schoolchildren 451 (34.0) 339 (31.6) 0.8 (0.6–1.2) 0.275
Others 259 (19.6) 185 (17.3) 1.0 (0.7–1.3) 0.859
Has been treated for worms (yes) 450 (33.9) 279 (26.0) 0.7 (0.6–0.8) <0.001
Knows about worms/infection with worms (yes) 240 (18.1) 234 (21.8) 1.3 (1.1–1.7) 0.017
Usually defecates in toilet (yes) 195 (14.7) 81 (7.5) 0.6 (0.4–0.8) 0.001
Has shoes (yes) 1203 (90.8) 999 (93.3) 1.1 (0.8–1.6) 0.657
Night temperature (year mean) - - 0.9 (0.8–1.1) 0.359
Rainfall (year mean) - - 0.8 (0.7–0.9) 0.004
Soil organic carbon content (10–20 g/kg) 773 (58.3) 485 (45.3) 0.6 (0.5–0.9) 0.003
Land cover
Savanna and shrubland 441 (33.3) 283 (26.4) Reference
Forest 155 (11.7) 130 (12.1) 1.3 (0.8–2.1) 0.233
Grassland 114 (8.6) 70 (6.6) 1.4 (0.8–2.4) 0.315
Cropland and crop-natural vegetation mosaic 615 (46.4) 588 (54.9) 1.7 (1.2–2.4) 0.004

mOR: Multiple Odds Ratio; 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval.