Table 3.
Factors associated with seropositivity for antibodies against Taenia solium cysticercosis on EITB LLGP and for the presence of cysticercosis antigens on Ag-ELISA
| EITB LLGP | Ag-ELISA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | OR | P value | aOR | 95% CI | OR | P value | aOR | 95% CI |
| Age | 1.03 | < 0.01 | 1.03 | (1.02–1.04) | 1.01 | 0.20 | 1.01 | (1.00–1.03) |
| Male sex | 0.97 | 0.85 | – | – | 1.05 | 0.88 | – | – |
| Number of residents in the house | 0.97 | 0.46 | – | – | 1.03 | 0.72 | – | – |
| Households that have latrine | 0.82 | 0.28 | – | – | 0.66 | 0.22 | 0.79 | (0.40–1.57) |
| Households that raise pigs | 1.44 | 0.07 | 1.64 | (1.07–2.54) | 0.76 | 0.45 | – | – |
| Corral present on property | 0.94 | 0.73 | – | – | 1.24 | 0.54 | – | – |
| Number of pigs raised | 1.01 | 0.53 | – | – | 0.7 | 0.54 | – | – |
| Household member with taeniasis* | 4.85 | < 0.01 | 6.05 | (3.22–11.4) | 5.7 | < 0.01 | 5.72 | (2.79–11.7) |
aOR = unadjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; EITB = enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot; ELISA = enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; OR = odds ratio.
*
Confirmed by stool screening during the parent study using light microscopy for Taenia sp. material and ELISA for Taenia sp. coproantigens (optical density ratio ≥ 20).