Table 2. Descriptive characteristics, bivariate and multivariate analysis of children infected by Cryptosporidium spp.

Characteristics	N = 985	n = 118	% (Positive)	Bivariate OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Sex
Male	581	66	11.4	Ref	NA
Female	403	52	12.9	1.156 (0.784–1.704)	NA
Unknown/ missing	1	0	0
Age group (months)
0–11	478	64	13.4	2.680 (0.813–8.836)	NA
12–23	331	42	12.7	2.519 (0.753–8.430)	NA
24–59	121	9	7.4	1.393 (0.362–5.359)	NA
60–168	55	3	5.5	Ref	NA
Province
Maputo	525	68	13.0	3.601 (1.421–9.127)**	6.054 (1.433–25.583)*
Sofala	51	6	11.8	3.227 (0.938–11.096)	5.839 (1.112–30.653)*
Zambézia	126	5	4.0	Ref	Ref
Nampula	283	39	13.8	3.868 (1.487–10.064)**	8.176 (1.916–34.894)**
Household members
<5	366	44	12.0	1.012 (0.676–1.514)	NA
≥5	580	69	11.9	Ref	NA
Unknown/ missing	39
Animal contact
Yes	448	43	9.6	0.641 (0.429–0.958)*	0.627 (0.398–0.986)*
No	507	72	14.2	Ref	Ref
Unknown/ missing	30
Drinking Water Source
Public tap water	315	39	12.4	1.159 (0.554–2.422	NA
Piped water	550	63	11.5	1.061 (0.523–2.151)	NA
Tube well	92	10	10.9	Ref	NA
Others	14	2	14.3	1.367 (0.267–7.007	NA
Unknown/ missing	14
HIV Status
Positive	49	7	14.3	1.088 (0.466–2.538)	NA
Negative	429	57	13.3	Ref	NA
Unknown/ missing	507
Nutritional Status
Underweight
Adequate	560	48	8.6	Ref	Ref
Moderate	160	29	18.1	2.361 (1.433–3.891)**	2.552 (1.521–4.283)***
Severe	130	21	16.2	2.055 (1.182–3.572)*	2.309 (1.310–4.069)**
Unknown/ missing	135

N: Total number of samples tested; n: number of positive samples; NA: not applicable

*: P < 0.05

**: P < 0.01

***: P < 0.001