Table 4.

Associations between exposure to household pesticides during pregnancy with episodes of infections in early life

	Use of household pesticides during pregnancy
Episodes of infections in early life	Non-exposed (n = 151)	Exposed (n = 133)	p-value
Fever, n (%)	77 (50.9)	66 (49.6)	0.97
Respiratory symptoms, n (%)	125 (86.8)	108 (87.8)	0.81
Gastrointestinal symptoms, n (%)	61 (42.1)	59 (47.6)	0.37
Skin problems, n (%)	31 (21.2)	40 (32.5)	0.04b
Eye problems, n (%)	8 (5.9)	5 (4.1)	0.59

Note: ^b further analysis on the exposed to pesticides group categories (mosquito only, non-mosquito, combined groups) adjusted for SES, mother’s age at pregnancy, breastfed for 6 months, house hold SHS exposure, water sources, fuel sources, garbage burning, and usage of open vehicle