Table 4.

Association between mothers’ attitude to STH infections and deworming to periodic deworming practice in preschool children in Abakpa-Nike, Enugu, Nigeria, N = 433

To what extent do you agree or disagree with these statements	Total (%) (N = 433)	Periodic deworming of Index child		Crude OR (95% CI)	P-value
		Yes (n = 182)	No (n = 251)
STH infection is a serious infection in preschool children
– Agree + Strongly Agree	350 (80.8%)	156 (85.7%)	194 (77.3%)	0.57 (0.34–0.94)	0.035
– Indifferent + Disagree + Strongly Disagree	83 (19.2%)	26 (14.3%)	57 (22.7%)
Deworming for STH is good for preschool children
– Agree + Strongly Agree	358 (82.7%)	161 (88.5%)	197 (78.5%)	0.48 (0.28–0.82)	0.007
– Indifferent + Disagree + Strongly Disagree	75 (17.3%)	21 (11.5%)	54 (21.5%)
Periodic deworming of preschool children for STH infections is very difficult to practice
– Agree + Strongly Agree	23 (5.3%)	8 (4.4%)	15 (6.0%)	1.38 (0.57–3.33)	0.522
– Indifferent + Disagree + Strongly Disagree	410 (94.7%)	174 (95.6%)	236 (94.0%)
Periodic deworming of preschool children for STH infections is very expensive to practice
– Agree + Strongly Agree	28 (6.5%)	10 (5.5%)	18 (7.2%)	1.33 (0.60–2.95)	0.556
– Indifferent + Disagree + Strongly Disagree	405 (93.5%)	172 (94.5%)	233 (92.8%)
Periodic deworming for STH infections is not necessary for preschool children
– Agree + Strongly Agree	30 (6.9%)	5 (2.7%)	25 (10.0%)	3.92 (1.47–10.44)	0.004
– Indifferent + Disagree + Strongly Disagree	403 (93.1%)	177 (97.3%)	226 (90.0%)
Deworming for STH infections makes preschool children sick
– Agree + Strongly Agree	17 (3.9%)	5 (2.7%)	12 (4.8%)	1.77 (0.62–5.14)	0.326
– Indifferent + Disagree + Strongly Disagree	416 (96.1%)	177 (97.3%)	239 (95.2%)

Abbreviations: OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval