Table 3. Demographic variables as risk factors of urinary schistosomiasis infection among school children in 4 regions of The Gambia, 2015.

Variable	S. haematobium infection status			OR (95% CI)	p-value
	Total (%)	Positive (%)	Negative (%)
Gender
Male	1,010 (100)	117 (11.6)	893 (88.4)	1.37 (1.02–1.83)	0.036*
Female	1,006 (100)	88 (8.7)	918 (91.3)	1
Age category
7–9	953 (100)	91 (9.5)	862 (90.5)	1
10–12	750 (100)	82 (10.9)	668(89.1)	1.16 (0.85–1.59)	0.348
13–14	313 (100)	32 (10.2)	281 (89.8)	1.08 (0.71–1.65)	0.727

*Statistical significance at p<0.05

OR = Odd Ratio