Table 1.
Risk factors associated with Ascaris infections (n = 489)
| Infection status | Infection intensity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Positive | Negative | p value | Light | Moderate | Heavy | p value |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 91 (37.9) | 149 (62.1) | 0.903 | 48 (52.7) | 27 (29.7) | 16 (17.6) | 0.977 |
| Female | 97 (39.0) | 152 (61.0) | 48 (49.5) | 30 (30.9) | 19 (19.6) | ||
| Age groups (years) | |||||||
| 1–6 | 93 (38.8) | 158 (61.2) | 0.289 | 51 (54.8) | 25 (26.9) | 17 (18.3) | 0.644 |
| 7–12 | 95 (39.9) | 143 (60.1) | 45 (47.4) | 32 (33.7) | 18 (18.9) | ||
| No. of rooms | |||||||
| 1–2 | 81 (40.3) | 120 (59.7) | 0.482 | 46 (56.8) | 19 (23.5) | 16 (19.8) | 0.289 |
| > 2 | 107 (37.8) | 181 (62.8) | 50 (46.7) | 38 (35.5) | 19 (17.8) | ||
| Family members | |||||||
| ≤ 5 | 75 (37.5) | 125 (62.5) | 0.721 | 42 (56.0) | 18 (24.0) | 15 (20.0) | 0.480 |
| > 5 | 113 (39.1) | 176 (60.9) | 54 (47.8) | 39 (34.5) | 20 (17.7) | ||
| Deworming period | |||||||
| ≤ 6 months | 67 (32.2) | 141 (67.8) | 0.015 | 31 (46.3) | 23 (34.3) | 13 (19.4) | 0.074 |
| > 6 months | 121 (43.1) | 160 (56.9) | 65 (53.7) | 34 (28.1) | 22 (18.2) | ||