Table 1. Results of univariate logistic regression analysis of 564 households (owners or dogs) IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies detected by IFAT in the urban area of Londrina from July 2015 to July 2016.
A: Univariate logistic regression analysis | ||||
Household Variables | Yes/ total (%) | OR | 95% CI | p-value |
*Monthly income (Minimum wage): | ||||
≤ 3 MW | 424/564 (75.2) | 0.71 | 0.47–1.06 | 0.09 |
> 3 MW | 140/564 (24.8) | |||
Source of drinking water: | ||||
Public system | 533/564 (94.5) | 0.87 | 0.39–1.93 | 0.71 |
Other | 31/564 (5.5) | |||
Presence of accumulated water at the yard: | ||||
Yes | 77/564 (13.7) | 1.15 | 0.69–1.91 | 0.62 |
No | 487/564 (86.3) | |||
Water box: | ||||
Yes | 493/564 (87.4) | 1.06 | 0.63–1.82 | 0.89 |
No | 71/564 (12.6) | |||
Cleaning of water box: | ||||
Presence | 124/564 (22.0) | 0.99 | 0.64–1.52 | 0.98 |
Abcense | 493/564 (65.4) | |||
*Sewer: | ||||
Public sewer system | 524/564 (92.9) | 3.02 | 1.36–7.35 | 0.01 |
No public sewer system | 40/564 (7.1) | |||
Lid on water box: | ||||
Yes | 483/564 (85.6) | 0.83 | 0.18–3.62 | 0.76 |
No | 10/564 (1.8) | |||
Discharge of domestic garbage: | ||||
Plastic bag or garbage can | 544/564 (96.5) | 1.54 | 0.56–4.64 | 0.49 |
Other | 20/564 (3.5) | |||
Empty lot: | ||||
Yes | 300/564 (53.2) | 1.05 | 0.74–1.49 | 0.79 |
No | 264/564 (46.8) | |||
*Frequency of yard cleaning: | ||||
Daily | 345/564 (61.2) | 0.75 | 0.53–1.07 | 0.12 |
Occasionally | 219/564 (38.8) | |||
Presence of cats at the household: | ||||
Yes | 457/564 (81.0) | 1.16 | 0.51–1.82 | 0.51 |
No | 107/564 (19.0) | |||
*Visualization of accumulated dirt: | ||||
Yes | 231/564 (41.0) | 0.69 | 0.48–0.99 | 0.04 |
No | 333/564 (59.0) | |||
B: Final logistic model | ||||
Adjusted-OR |
p-value (Wald test) |
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2.99 | 0.005 | |||
0.69 | 0.039 | |||
0.67 | 0.024 |
p<0.05, Chi square test, OR: odds ratio, MW: the monthly State Minimum Wage at the time of survey was R$ 880.00, equivalent to U$264.26 with an exchange rate of 3.33 for US$ Dollar to R$ Real.
*variables included in the logistic models.