Table 1:

Prevalence of A. lumbricoides among NigerCem school children and its associating risk factors as determined by univariate logistic regression

Variables	Number examined	Prevalence Number positive (%)	Univariate logistic regression
			Odds ratio	95% CI	P value‡
Overall	212	162 (76.2)
Sex
Male	97	71 (73.2)	1.388	0.735–2.622	0.312
Female	115	91 (79.1)	1
P value†		0.333
Age (years)
≤ 10	71	60 (84.5)	2.086	0.994–4.377	0.052
> 10	141	102 (72.3)	1
P value†		0.059
Parents occupation
Farmers	137	111 (81.0)	2.009	1.053–3.834	0.034*
Not farmers	75	51 (68.0)	1
P value†		0.042
Number sleeping in a room
<6	157	114 (72.6)	1
>6	55	48 (87.3)	2.586	1.087–6.156	0.032*
P value†		0.028
Water source
Stream	183	140 (76.5)	1.050	0.418–2.638	0.917
Borehole	29	22 (75.9)	1
P value		0.940
Sanitary system
Water closet	28	20 (71.4)	1
Pit	117	91 (77.8)	1.40	0.553–3.543	0.478
Bush	67	51 (76.1)	1.275		0.638
P value†		0.775
Sanitary practice (Hand washing)
Yes	178	133 (74.4)	1
No	34	29 (85.3)	1.962	0.717–5.374	0.190
P value†		0.269

CI= confidence interval

^†P value as determined by Chi-square test

^‡P value as determined by logistic regression