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. 2020 Aug 10;14(8):e0008540. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008540

Table 3. Risk Factors of High Infection Intensity (Moderate and Heavy Infections) Based on Multivariate Logistic Regression.

Features Total Moderate or heavy intensity of infection (n, %) cOR* (95%CI) aOR** (95%CI)
Years of raw fish consumption
    0–5 118 34(28.8) Ref Ref
    6–10 89 28(31.5) 1.13(0.62–2.06) 0.95(0.50–1.76)
    >10 302 133(44.0) 1.94(1.24–3.10) 1.21(0.71–2.07)
Frequency of raw fish consumption
    0–11 times per year 378 124(32.8) Ref Ref
    12–50 times per year 107 55(51.4) 2.17(1.40–3.36) 1.74(1.09–2.80) #
    >50 times per year 24 16(66.7) 4.10(1.75–10.35) 2.89(1.20–7.50) #
Quantity of raw fish consumption
    0–9 95 25(26.3) Ref Ref
    10–19 123 36(29.3) 1.16(0.64–2.13) 1.01(0.55–1.89)
    ≥20 291 134(46.0) 2.39(1.45–4.05) 1.66(0.94–2.99)
Location of raw fish consumption
    Restaurant and others 77 34(44.2) Ref Ref
    Home 432 161(37.3) 0.75(0.46–1.23) 0.78(0.47–1.31)
Use of anti-parasitic after eating raw fish
    No 494 188(38.1) Ref Ref
    Occasionally 15 7(46.7) 1.42(0.49–4.03) 1.24(0.41–3.67)
Previous diagnosis with clonorchiasis before
    Yes 57 23(40.4) Ref Ref
    No 481 172(35.8) 0.91(0.52–1.61) 1.15(0.63–2.15)
Knowledge of the infection route of clonorchiasis
    Yes 308 127(41.2) Ref Ref
    No 230 71(30.9) 0.72(0.49–1.03) 0.75(0.50–1.12)
Knowledge of the potential to cause cancer
    Yes 57 23(40.4) Ref Ref
    No 481 175(36.4) 0.92(0.52–1.65) 1.07(0.58–2.00)

* cOR: crude odds ratio

** aOR: adjusted odds ratio

# Statistical differences identified.