Table 1:

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants and analysis factors associated with STH infections

Variables	Total No. (%)	Positive No. (%)	Crude PR (95% CI)	P–value
Gender
Male	91 (47.4)	4 (2.1)	1	0.334
Female	101 (52.6)	2 (1.0)	0.4 (0.1 – 2.4)
Age (yr)
6 – 9	101 (52.6)	3 (1.6)	1	0.897
10 – 12	91 (47.4)	3 (1.6)	1.1 (0.2 – 5.7)
Mean ± SD (Min: Max)		9.4 ± 1.8 (6:12)
Washing hands before meals
No	85 (44.3)	4 (2.1)	1	0.261
Yes	107 (55.7)	2 (1.0)	0.4 (0.1 – 2.2)
Eating washed vegetables
No	13 (6.8)	0 (0)
Yes	179 (93.2)	6 (3.1)	omitted
Eating cooked food
No	35 (18.2)	3 (1.6)
Yes	157 (81.8)	3 (1.6)	0.2 (0 – 1.1)	0.072
Drinking water treatment
No	43 (22.4)	1 (0.5)	1	0.723
Yes	149 (77.6)	5 (2.6)	1.4 (0.2 – 12.8)
Bare foot outside
No	168 (87.5)	4 (2.1)	1	0.177
Yes	24 (12.5)	2 (1.0)	3.7 (0.6 – 21.6)
Defecation the feces in toilet
No	15 (7.8)	1 (0.5)	1	0.468
Yes	177 (92.2)	5 (2.6)	0.4 (0 – 3.7)
Cutting and looking after the fingernail
No	43 (22.4)	4 (2.1)
Yes	149 (77.6)	2 (1.0)	0.1 (0 – 0.8)	0.020
Finger sucking
No	181 (94.3)	6 (3.1)
Yes	11 (5.7)	0 (0)	Omitted
Contact dogs/cats
No	155 (80.7)	5 (2.6)	1	0.867
Yes	37 (19.3)	1 (0.5)	0.8 (0.1 – 7.4)
Self–learning about parasitic infection
No	186 (96.9)	6 (3.1)
Yes	6 (3.1)	0 (0)	Omitted
Stool examination
No	181 (94.3)	5 (2.6)	1	0.331
Yes	11 (5.7)	1 (0.5)	3.5 (0.4 – 33.1)
Anthelmintic drugs use
No	178 (92.7)	5 (2.6)	1	0.434
Yes	14 (7.3)	1 (0.5)	2.7 (0.3 – 24.5)