Table 2.

Correlation of S. stercoralis infection and sociodemographic and other characteristics

Variable	No. Infected	Odds ratio [95% CI]	p
Age†
< 20 years	1/26 (3.8%)
≥ 20 years	27/169 (16.0%)	4.75 [0.62–36.58]	0.135
Gender
Female	9/72 (12.5%)
Male	18/70 (25.7%)	2.06 [0.87–4.89]	0.14
Occupation
Other than farmer	15/116 (12.9%)
Farmer	12/53(22.6%)	1.97 [0.85–4.57]	0.119
Monthly income
≥ 150 K kyats	14/94 (14.9%)
< 150 K kyats	13/75 (17.3%)	1.20 [0.52–2.73]	0.679
Education
Less than middle school	23/128 (18.0%)
Middle school or more	4/41 (9.8%)	0.49 [0.16–1.52]	0.326
Regular wearing of shoes
Yes	17/115 (14.8%)
No	10/37 (27.0%)	2.50 [1.03–6.08]	0.045*
Close contact with dogs
No	24/115 (20.9%)
Yes	3/30 (10.0%)	0.53 [0.15–1.90]	0.428
Presence of other STHs
No	24/148 (16.2%)
Yes	3/21 (14.3%)	0.86 [0.24–3.15]	1.000

†Data from all age groups, otherwise data from only adults (20 years old or more) were used

*p < .05

No. number, CI confidence interval, STH soil-transmitted helminths