Table 2.

Univariate analysis of intestinal parasitic infections and potential risk factors among children in schools in Accra Metropolis Ghana

Risk factors	Positive (n = 45)	Negative (n = 255)	Total N = 300 (%)	p value	OR (95% CI)
Gender
Male	28	126	154 (51.3)	0.1451	1.686 (0.8795–3.233)
Female	17	129	146 (48.1)
Domestic animals or pet in the house
Yes	27	194	221 (73.7)	0.0284*	0.4716 (0.2432–0.9147)
No	18	61	79 (26.3)
Source of drinking water
Pipe borne water	38	213	251 (83.7)	0.8832
Packed sachet water	5	26	31 (10.3)
Rain water	2	16	18 (6)
Toilet facilities
Latrine	37	228	265 (88.3)	0.1163
Water closet	1	10	11 (3.7)
In water bodies, bush or refuse dump	7	17	24 (8)
Close proximity to refuse dump
Yes	38	223	261 (87)	0.6301	0.7790 (0.3207–1.892)
No	7	32	39 (13)
Shoe wearing habit
Yes	43	235	278 (92.7)	0.4201	1.83 (0.4125–8.118)
No	2	20	22 (7.3)
Hand washing habits
Yes	43	239	282 (94)	1	1.439 (0.3193–6.488)
No	2	16	18 (6)
Source of food
Cook in the house	21	100	121 (40.3)	0.4103	1.356 (0.7169–2.566)
Street food	24	155	179 (60)

Note * = p < 0.05