Table 2.
Behavioral risk factors and its association with opportunistic pathogens in HIV infected patients.
| - | Cyclospora spp | Cryptosporidium spp | Microsporidium spp | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Pos (%) | Neg (%) | X2 | Pos (%) | Neg (%) | X2 | Pos (%) | Neg (%) | X2 |
| Drinking water | |||||||||
| Pipe borne water | 13(61.9) | 8(38.1) | 16(76.2) | 5(23.8) | 6(28.6) | 15(71.4) | |||
| Sachet water | 3(10.7) | 25(89.3) | 7(25.0) | 21(75.0) | 2 (7.1) | 26(92.9) | |||
| Bore hole water | 0 (0.0) | 1(100.0) | 14.931*** | 0 (0.0) | 1(100.0) | 13.528*** | 0 (0.0) | 1(100.0) | 4.294 NS |
| Hand washing | |||||||||
| Always | 9(31.0) | 20(69.0) | 14(48.3) | 15(51.7) | 4(13.8) | 25(86.2) | |||
| Sometimes | 3(25.0) | 9(75.0) | 6(50.0) | 6(50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12(100.0) | |||
| Never/rarely | 4 (44.4) | 5(55.6) | 0.923 NS | 3(33.3) | 6(66.7) | 0.719 NS | 4(44.4) | 5 (55.6) | 7.809* |
| Toilet facility | |||||||||
| Water closet (personal) | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | 2 (18.2) | 9 (81.8) | |||
| Public toilet | 11 (34.4%) | 21 (65.6%) | 14 (43.75%) | 18 (56.25%) | 6 (18.75%) | 26 (81.25%) | |||
| Household toilet | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | |||
| Open defecation | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | 12.463** | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 2.487 NS | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | 1.552 NS |
| Fruit washing | |||||||||
| Always | 7 (35.0) | 13 (65.0) | 11 (55.0) | 9 (45.0) | 5 (25.0) | 15 (75.0) | |||
| Sometimes | 7 (30.4) | 16 (69.6) | 10 (43.5) | 13 (56.5) | 1 (4.3) | 22 (95.7) | |||
| Never/rarely | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | 0.146 NS | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | 1.567 NS | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | 4.352 NS |
NS significant (p>0.05); * Significant (p<0.05); ** Significant (p<0.01); *** Significant (p<0.001)