Table 3.
Risk factors of poly-infection with Schistosoma haematobium/Plasmodium and /STH
| Variable | Category | S. haematobium + Plasmodium | S. haematobium + P. falciparum + STH | S. haematobium + STH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aOR (95% CI) | P-value | aOR (95% CI) | P value | aOR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
| Sex | Female | 2.38 (1.24–4.60) | 0.009 | 1.35 (0.26–6.93) | 0.716 | 4.8E-9 (0.0–C) | 0.998 |
| Male | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Site | Bafia | 1.01 × 10–9(0.0–C) | 0.997 | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| Ikata | 0.04 (0.01–0.18) | < 0.001 | ND | ND | |||
| Likoko | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Open defecation behaviour | No | 0.07 (0.01–0.49) | 0.008 | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| Yes | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
aOR adjusted odds ratio, C system missing, CI confidence interval, STH soil transmitted helminths, ND not determined as it is redundant in the model, STH soil-transmitted helminths, P values in bold are statistically significant