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. 2020 Oct 21;53:e20200335. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0335-2020

TABLE 1: Association of Schistosoma mansoni infection with biological and social factors of individuals from the city of Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas. 2020.

Variables Frequency (%) Infection (%) PR
(95%CI)
Area of residence
Rural 173 (49.9) 33 (19.1) 1
Urban 174 (50.1) 73 (41.9) 2.25 (1.59-3.20)
Age group (years)
05 - 22 105 (30.3) 21 (20.0) 1
22 - 39 87 (25.1) 29 (33.3) 1.43 (0.82-2.49)
39 - 56 94 (27.1) 33 (35.1) 1.39 (0.72-2.66)
56 - 73 50 (14.4) 20 (40.0) 1.51 (0.72-3.16)
73 - 90 11 (3.2) 3 (27.3) 0.94 (0.24-3.68)
Gender
Female 189 (54.5) 52 (27.5) 1
Male 158 (45.5) 54 (34.2) 1.28 (0.94-1.74)
Marital status
Single 156 (45.0) 36 (23.1) 1
Married 130 (37.5) 47 (36.1) 1.22 (0.74-2.04)
Widower 13 (3.7) 3 (23.1) 0.98 (0.33-2.95)
Divorced 13 (3.7) 4 (30.8) 0.86 (0.34-2.18)
Others 35 (10.1) 16 (45.7) 1.31 (0.78-2.20)
Education
Elementary school 239 (68.9) 71 (29.7) 1
No formal education 40 (11.5) 12 (30.0) 0.94 (0.60-1.47)
High school or university education 68 (19.6) 21 (30.9) 1.10 (0.72-1.67)
Time living in city
Up to 1 year 10 (2.9) 2 (20.0) 1
>10 years 337 (97.1) 103 (30.5) 0.99 (0.29-3.37)
Hometown
No 155 (44.7) 44 (28.4) 1
Yes 192 (55.3) 61 (31.8) 1.19 (0.87-1.63)
Own home
No 30 (8.6) 12 (40.0) 1
Yes 317 (91.4) 93 (29.3) 1.49 (0.90-2.45)
Monthly family income
Up to 1 minimum wage 303 (87.3) 90 (29.7) 1
>1 minimum wage 44 (12.7) 15 (34.1) 1.00 (0.61-1.66)
Profession
Another profession 137 (39.5) 29 (21.2) 1
Farmer 210 (60.5) 77 (36.7) 1.52 (1.03-2.24)

Legend: PR (Prevalence Ratio).