Table 2. Prevalence (%) of Cryptosporiduim infection based on factors in the country of origin.
n | No. infected Prevalence (%) | CL95 | Odds ratio | X2 | P | |
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House contents Index | ||||||
0 | 209 | 6 (2.9) | 1.67–4.76 | 0.030 | ||
1 | 215 | 22 (10.2) | 7.72–13.33 | 0.114 | ||
2 | 325 | 5 (1.5) | 0.63–3.64 | 0.016 | ||
3 | 55 | 4 (7.3) | 3.35–14.64 | 0.078 | ||
4 | 21 | 1 (4.8) | 0.25–23.26 | 0.050 | ||
5–10 | 14 | 0 (0) | 0.00–23.81 | 0.000 | 24.66 | <0.001 |
Toilet | ||||||
Flushing | 99 | 1 (1.0) | 0.06–9.01 | 0.010 | ||
Pit latrine | 732 | 37 (5.1) | 3.64–6.94 | 0.053 | ||
None | 8 | 0 (0) | 0.00–36.46 | 0.000 | 4.54 | 0.103 |
Provision of household water | ||||||
None | 7 | 1 (14.3) | 0.74–55.42 | 0.167 | ||
Inside tap | 593 | 31 (5.2) | 3.90–6.92 | 0.055 | ||
Outside tap | 18 | 1 (5.6) | 0.29–27.13 | 0.059 | ||
Shared tap | 19 | 1 (5.3) | 0.27–25.70 | 0.056 | ||
Covered well | 31 | 0 (0) | 0.00–7.67 | 0.000 | ||
Uncovered well | 126 | 2 (1.6) | 0.42–5.03 | 0.016 | ||
Borehole | 3 | 0 (0) | 0.00–63.15 | 0.000 | ||
River | 29 | 2 (6.9) | 1.24–22.07 | 0.074 | ||
Bottled water | 13 | 0 (0) | 0.00–22.51 | 0.000 | 9.72 | 0.285 |
Treatment of drinking water | ||||||
None | 816 | 38 (4.7) | 3.25–6.60 | 0.049 | ||
Boiling | 7 | 0 (0) | 0.00–37.71 | 0.000 | ||
Filtration | 16 | 0 (0) | 0.00–20.83 | 0.000 | 2.16 | 0.339 |
Farmer cultivates food | ||||||
No | 722 | 34 (4.7) | 3.37–6.53 | 0.049 | ||
Yes | 116 | 4 (3.4) | 1.49–7.31 | 0.036 | 0.39 | 0.530 |
Domestic animals | ||||||
Kept | 639 | 33 (5.2) | 3.81–6.92 | 0.054 | ||
None kept | 200 | 5 (2.5) | 1.48–6.73 | 0.026 | 2.83 | 0.092 |