Table 5:
Stepwise linear regression analysis of the different risk factors among school-going children in informal settlements in Nakuru town, their significance to infection and 95% CI
| Intestinal protozoa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-value 95% | Confidence interval | |||
| Risk factors | t | sig | Lower bound | upper bound |
| Parent occupation | −2.591 | 0.012 | −0.203 | −0.026 |
| Number of rooms | −2.547 | 0.014 | −0.025 | −0.255 |
| Source of food | −2.329 | 0.023 | −0.039 | −0.268 |
| Intestinal parasites | ||||
| Source of food | −2.333 | 0.021 | −0.289 | −0.024 |
| Room number | ||||
| Type of floor | 3.120 | 0.002 | 0.150 | 0.662 |
| Number of people living in the house | 2.876 | 0.004 | 0.037 | 0.200 |
| Parent occupation | −2.272 | 0.024 | −0.284 | −0.020 |