Table 3.

Bivariate analysis for factors potentially associated with intestinal parasitic infection among children aged 0 to 15 years, from a substandard settlement in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.

Variables	Number of individuals	Infected		Odds ratio	95% CI	p value
		n	%
Age group
0–5	63	42	66.7	1
6–10	77	49	63.6	0.9	0.4–1.8	0.71
11–15	41	30	73.2	1.4	0.6–3.3	0.48
Gender∗
Male	92	59	64.1
Female	89	62	69.7	1.3	0.7–2.4	0.43
Social status∗∗∗
C and D	105	63	60.0
E	76	58	76.3	2.1	1.1–4.1	0.02∗∗
Family income∗∗∗∗
>1 minimum wage	46	27	58.7
≤1 minimum wage	103	71	68.9	1.6	0.8–3.2	0.22
Number of household members∗∗∗
≤5	100	59	59.0
>5	81	62	76.5	2.3	1.2–4.3	0.01∗∗
Indoor toilet
Yes	120	78	65.0
No	61	43	70.5	1.3	0.7–2.5	0.46
Footwear use∗∗∗
Yes	78	47	60.3
No	103	74	71.8	1.7	0.9–3.14	0.10∗∗
Contact with natural water sources
No	135	88	65.2
Yes	46	33	71.7	1.4	0.7–2.8	0.41
Anemia
No	161	109	67.7
Yes	20	12	60.0	0.7	0.3–1.9	0.49
Low level of ferritin
No	152	100	65.8
Yes	29	21	72.4	1.4	0.6–3.3	0.49
Low level of iron
No	117	78	66.7
Yes	64	43	67.2	1.0	0.5–2.0	0.94
Growth stunting
No	160	107	66.9
Yes	21	14	66.7	1.0	0.4–2.6	0.98
Low weight
No	173	114	65.9
Yes	8	7	87.5	3.6	0.4–30.1	0.23

^∗Control variables selected for multivariate logistic regression model.

^∗∗Statistically significant difference.

^∗∗∗Selected variables for multivariate logistic regression (p < 0.20).

^∗∗∗∗32 participants without income information.