Table 7.
Factors associated with the general prevalence of infection in preschool age children in Mwea division: a binary logistic regression model.
| Variable | OR | (P value) | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of disease transmission | .862 | .635 | .629 | 2.137 |
| Geophagy | .975 | .947 | .459 | 2.072 |
| Hand washing | ||||
| Never | 6.478 | .010∗ | 1.553 | 27.015 |
| Sometimes | 3.401 | .093 | .817 | 14.167 |
| Shoe wearing | .405 | .155 | .117 | 1.406 |
| Water source | ||||
| Borehole | .621 | .566 | .122 | 3.167 |
| River/canal | .194 | .088 | .029 | 1.278 |
| Water purification method | ||||
| None | 3.602 | .008∗ | 1.397 | 9.288 |
| Filtration | .778 | .537 | .351 | 1.725 |
| Boiling | 1.272 | .572 | .552 | 2.932 |
| Family with children above 5 years | .390 | .007∗ | 1.293 | 5.088 |
| Constant | 6.206 | .216 | ||
OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, and ∗ = variables with statistical significance.