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. 2019 Jul 23;4(3):110. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4030110

Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression model analysis of variables associated with S. haematobium and S. mansoni infection among schoolchildren non-adjusted and adjusted for sociodemographic factors, socioeconomic status, and environmental factors.

Characteristics S. haematobium S. mansoni
Total Positive Crude OR
(95% CI)
Adjusted OR
(95% CI)
Total Positive Crude OR
(95% CI)
Adjusted OR
(95% CI)
Sociodemographic factors
School locations
Agboville 402 36 1.00 1.00 402 45 0.04 (0.01–0.28) 1.88 (0.02–2.20)
Adzopé 208 22 1.20 (0.69–2.10) 1.72 (0.25–11.61) 208 1 1.00 1.00
Duekoué 372 35 1.06 (0.65–1.72) 0.67 (0.10–4.37) 274 20 0.62 (0.36–1.08) 1.66 (0.54–5.10)
Sikensi 205 73 5.62 (3.60–8.78)* 4.43 (0.10–198.43) 205 0
Sex
Girl 460 63 1.00 1.00 408 27 1.00 1.00
Boy 727 103 1.04 (0.74–1.46) 0.92 (0.32–2.68) 681 39 0.86 (0.52–1.42) 0.98 (0.52–1.82)
Age (years)
5–8 357 60 1.00 1.00 307 15 1.00 1.00
9–11 479 65 0.78 (0.53–1.14) 0.15 (0.02–0.99) 443 24 1.11 (0.58–2.16) 0.37 (0.10–1.35)
12–14 351 41 0.65 (0.42–1.00) 0.28 (0.03–2.80) 339 27 1.68 (0.88–3.23) 0.23 (0.05–1.09)
Socioeconomic factors
Father’s education
Illiterate 710 104 1.30 (0.69–2.46) 1.20 (0.05–28.41) 620 57 3.34 (1.03–10.88)*
Primary school 101 12 1.02 (0.44–2.40) 1.15 (0.01–25.70) 101 0
Secondary school 104 12 0.99 (0.42–2.32) 0.45 (0.01–6.46) 104 1 0.32 (0.03–3.13)
Expert level 103 12 1.00 1.00 102 3 1.00
Mother’s education
Illiterate 856 139 3.39 (0.46–26.35) 3.18 (0.03–26.50) 767 58 11.54 (1.58–83.96)*
Primary school 142 17 2.45 (0.31–19.53) 3.98 (0.04–38.00) 142 1 0.42 (0.10–4.54)
Secondary school 51 5 1.96 (0.21–17.93) 0.34 (0.04–28.20) 53 0
Expert level 19 1 1.00 1.00 18 1 1.00
Father’s occupation
Farmer 735 123 1.00 1.00 694 48 1.00 1.00
Fisherman 152 20 0.75 (0.45–1.25) 2.26 (0.57–9.00) 105 6 0.82 (0.34–1.96) 0.72 (0.17–3.07)
Official 269 21 0.42 (0.26–0.68) 0.23 (0.01–3.56) 265 10 0.53 (0.26–1.06) 1.08 (0.33–3.51)
Mother’s occupation
Farmer 617 115 1.00 1.00 551 42 1.00 1.00
Householder 520 49 0.45 (0.32–0.65) 1.13 (0.32–4.05) 495 23 0.59 (0.35–1.00) 1.13 (0.42–3.01)
Official 22 1 0.21 (0.03–1.56) 0.63 (0.10–9.90) 21 0
Environmental factors
Using tap water
Yes 539 74 1.00 1.00 447 17 1.00 1.00
No 618 91 1.08 (0.78–1.51) 0.55 (0.14–2.17) 616 49 2.19 (1.24–3.85) 2.65 (1.22–5.79)*
Swimming
No 922 1 1.00 1.00 879 63 1.00 1.00
Yes 265 165 152 (21–1097) 127 (25–634)* 210 3 0.18 (0.06–0.60) 0.35 (0.09–1.40)
Washing clothes
No 118 4 1.00 1.00 917 38 1.00 1.00
Yes 1069 162 0.20 (0.07–0.54) 0.70 (0.10–82.0) 118 28 7.64 (4.48–13.02) 5.26 (2.28–12.10)*
Fishing
No 386 40 1.00 1.00 338 9 1.00 1.00
Yes 801 126 1.61 (1.11–2.36) 74.0 (3.8–144.3)* 751 57 3.00 (1.47–6.14) 1.88 (0.34–10.33)
Playing
No 493 55 1.00 1.00 432 12 1.00 1.00
Yes 694 111 1.52 (1.07–2.14) 1.98 (0.09–45.32) 657 54 3.13 (1.66–5.93) 0.61 (0.11–3.25)

* p-value < 0.05, p-value obtained from a mixed logistic regression model with fixed effects for the prevalence of S. haematobium or S. mansoni and each variable in the table.