Table 11.

Logistic regression models for helminth infection and Ascaris infection.

	Helminth infection			Ascaris infection
	Exp(B)	S.E	P value	Exp(B)	S.E	P value
Intercept model	0.76	0.21	0.19	0.64	0.21	∗0.03
Logistic model∗∗
Age group
0–60 months	Reference	—	—	Reference	—	—
≥60 months	3.35	0.51	∗0.02	4.10	0.54	∗0.01
Playing on soil with friends
No				Reference	—	—
Yes				9.83E7	1.19E4	0.99
Wearing of sandals when playing
No	Reference	—	—	Reference	—	—
Yes	0.09	1.07	∗0.02	0.32	1.13	0.31
Washing of hand before eating
No				Reference	—	—
Water				4.66	1.11	0.16
Water + soap				0.00	2.70E4	0.99

^∗∗Cox and Snell R ² = 0.159 (Ascaris and hookworm) and 0.243 (Ascaris)

  ^∗ P value < 0.05 shows significant predictive factor.