Table 3. The logistic regression analysis of the risk factors for acquiring superficial skin fungal infections among pupils (n=500).
Abbreviations: n, positive number; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval
| Predictor variables | Status of skin fungal infection | |||
| Present, n | Absent, n | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 7 – 9 | 49 | 79 | 1.00 | |
| 10 – 12 | 92 | 206 | 0.63 (043 – 0.91) | 0.02 |
| 13 – 14 | 34 | 36 | 2.12 (1.27 – 3.52) | 0.00 |
| 15+ and above | 1 | 3 | 0.61 (0.06 – 5.92) | 1.00 |
| Class | ||||
| One & Two | 44 | 99 | 1.00 | |
| Three & Four | 94 | 69 | 4.24 (2.85 – 6.31) | 0.00 |
| Five & Six | 28 | 118 | 0.33 (0.21 – 0.52) | 0.00 |
| Seven | 10 | 38 | 0.45 (0.22 – 0.93) | 0.04 |
| Parents' marital status | ||||
| Married | 108 | 205 | 1.00 | |
| Single | 25 | 47 | 0.98 (0.58 – 1.65) | 1.00 |
| Cohabiting | 9 | 15 | 1.11 (0.48 – 2.59) | 0.83 |
| Polygamy | 21 | 27 | 1.49 (0.82 – 2.72) | 0.21 |
| Divorced | 13 | 30 | 0.78 (0.40 – 1.54) | 0.51 |
| Parents' occupations | ||||
| Peasant | 73 | 45 | 1.00 | |
| Employed | 51 | 139 | 0.54 (0.37 – 0.80) | 0.00 |
| Businessmen/women | 47 | 125 | 0.58 (0.39 – 0.87) | 0.00 |
| Others | 5 | 15 | 0.60 (0.22 – 1.69) | 0.36 |
| Socio-economic status (SES) | ||||
| Low SES | 141 | 292 | 1.00 | |
| Middle SES | 23 | 16 | 2.89 (1.49 – 5.64) | 0.00 |
| High SES | 1 | 4 | 0.46 (0.05 – 4.12) | 0.66 |
| Unknown | 11 | 12 | 1.73 (0.75 – 4.01) | 0.26 |
| Source of water | ||||
| Tap water | 100 | 276 | 1.00 | |
| Well water | 51 | 32 | 3.72 (2.28 – 6.07) | 8.16 |
| Other sources | 25 | 16 | 3.19 (1.65 – 6.18) | 0.00 |
| Frequency of taking showers | ||||
| Daily | 1 | 16 | 1.00 | |
| More than twice a week | 11 | 43 | 0.44 (0.22 – 0.87) | 0.02 |
| Once a week | 164 | 276 | 2.38 (1.23 – 4.61) | 0.00 |
| Using soap during showers | ||||
| Yes | 28 | 306 | 1.00 | |
| Occasionally | 47 | 4 | 29.15 (10.29 – 82.56) | 0.00 |
| Never | 101 | 14 | 29.82 (16.15 – 55.06) | 0.00 |
| Number of people per room | ||||
| 1 – 3 | 108 | 309 | 1.00 | |
| 4 – 10 | 49 | 12 | 10.03 (5.16 – 19.49) | 0.00 |
| >10 | 19 | 3 | 12.95 (3.78 – 44.41) | 0.00 |
| Number of people sharing a bed with the child | ||||
| Sleeping alone | 12 | 116 | 1.00 | |
| 2 | 96 | 204 | 0.71 (0.49 – 1.02) | 0.07 |
| >3 | 68 | 4 | 50.37 (17.95 – 141.34) | 0.00 |
| Comb sharing | ||||
| Never | 1 | 10 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 170 | 305 | 1.77 (0.69 – 4.50) | 0.29 |
| Occasionally | 5 | 9 | 1.02 (0.34 – 3.10) | 1.00 |
| Towel sharing | ||||
| Never | 1 | 4 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 156 | 297 | 0.71 (0.39 – 1.30) | 0.34 |
| Occasionally | 19 | 23 | 1.58 (0.84 – 3.00) | 0.18 |
| Sharing of clothes and shoes | ||||
| Never | 11 | 28 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 156 | 290 | 0.91 (0.51 – 1.64) | 0.88 |
| Occasionally | 9 | 6 | 2.86 (1.00 – 8.16) | 0.05 |