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. 2020 Apr 27;14(4):e0007973. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007973

Table 5. Odds Ratios (ORs) from two separate multivariable GEE logistic models for the outcomes of S. mansoni (n = 1671) and S. haematobium (n = 1773) infections in relation to WASH indicators.

  Comparisons between categories of covariates OR, (95% CI), p-value
S. mansoni Sex: Males vs Females 1.8 (1.4–2.2),<0.001
Age Category: Pre-School vs Adult 0.3 (0.2–0.4),<0.001
Age Category: School vs Adult 1.1 (0.9–1.4),0.308
Household electricity: Yes vs No 0.5 (0.4–0.6),<0.001
Urinate in school toilet:Yes vs No 0.5 (0.3–0.8),0.007
Defecate on the ground:Yes vs No 1.3 (1–1.6),0.025
Defecate in village toilet:Yes vs No 0.5 (0.3–0.7),<0.001
  Comparisons between categories of covariates OR, (95% CI), p-value
S. haematobium Sex: Males vs Females 1.7 (1.5–2.3),0.001
Age Category: Pre-School vs Adult 0.6 (0.3–1),0.041
Age Category: School vs Adult 2.5 (1.8–3.5),<0.001
Household electricity: Yes vs No 2.3 (1.7–3.2),<0.001
Urinate in school toilet:Yes vs No 0.2 (0.1–0.7),0.009
Urinate in other site:Yes vs No 2.1 (1.1–4),0.036
Defecate in neighbor’s toilet:Yes vs No 1.9 (1.3–2.7),<0.001
Defecate in village toilet:Yes vs No 0.1 (<0.1–0.4),<0.001