Table 4. Factors independently associated with adverse swallowing events during administration of preventive chemotherapy for soil-transmitted helminthiasis, multivariate logistic regression.
| Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 1 year | 2.65 (1.49–4.72) | 0.001 |
| 2 years | 2.87 (1.65–4.98) | 0.000 | |
| 3 years | 1.53 (0.91–2.58) | 0.112 | |
| 4 years | - | ||
| Gender | Male | 1.62 (1.13–2.32) | 0.009 |
| Female | - | ||
| Child demeanor before drug administration | Not content | 4.26 (2.60–6.99) | 0.000 |
| Content | - | ||
| Child struggled during drug administration | Yes | 2.10 (1.24–3.54) | 0.006 |
| No | - | ||
| Water given | Yes | 5.78 (2.38–14.01) | 0.000 |
| No |