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. 2017 Oct 9;11(10):e0005925. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005925

Table 6. Risk factors of tungiasis/severe tungiasis after multivariate analysis.

Presence of tungiasis Presence of severe tungiasis
(> 30 lesions)
Adjusted OR (95% CI) P value Adjusted OR (95% CI) P value
Being of male sex 2.29 (1.18–4.46) 0.01
Age
 0–4 8.90 (2.94–26.89) <0.0001
 5–9 12.88 (4.31–38.54) <0.0001
 10–14 7.23 (2.37–22.02) <0.0001
 40–59 3.49 (1.07–11.39) 0.04
 ≥ 60 5.32 (1.50–18.85) 0.01
Using mud puddles as water source 25.48 (3.50–185.67) 0.001
Washing only once a day 2.23 (1.11–4.51) 0.03
Using soap when washing:
 sometimes 1.57 (1.09–2.28) 0.02
 never 7.36 (3.08–17.62) <0.0001
Staying in a house with:
 4.5–6 persons/sleeping room 1.77 (1.07–2.93) 0.03
 children sleeping on the floor 1.68 (1.03–2.74) 0.04
Time to health facility   10–19 min 0.47 (0.23–0.95) 0.04 0.20 (0.06–0.69) 0.01
 30–59 min 0.12 (0.04–0.34) <0.0001
 ≥ 60 min 0.22 (0.07–0.68) 0.009
Living in a house with mud walls 3.35 (1.71–6.58) <0.0001