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Table 2 Matched prevalence proportion ratios (mPPR) and their 95%CI for risk factors of TSOL, relevant past medical/neurological history and current neurological deficits

From: Association between Taenia solium infection and HIV/AIDS in northern Tanzania: a matched cross sectional-study

Factor (total number of pairs with data available)

Number of pairs

mPPR (95%CI)

 

HIV+ w f/HIV– w f

HIV+ w f/HIV– wo f

HIV+ wo f/HIV– w f

HIV+ wo f/HIV– wo f

 

History of overall headaches (162)

8

36

12

114

2.20 (1.39–3.48)

History of acute headaches (170)

7

31

9

123

2.38 (1.44–3.93)

History of chronic headaches (170)

0

6

4

160

1.50 (0.42–5.32)

Past or present epileptic seizures (170)

0

2

1

167

2.00 (0.18–20.06)

Current CNS symptoms (170)

0

7

1

162

7.00 (0.86–56.89)

Current PNS symptoms (164)

0

7

5

152

2.60 (0.93–7.29)

Any positive test for TSOL (170)

0

4

4

162

1.00 (0.25–4.00)

Positive for CC-Ag

0

1

0

169

Undefined

Positive for CC-Ab (170)

0

4

4

162

1.00 (0.25–4.00)

Positive for taeniosis-Ab (168)

0

3

2

163

0.50 (0.05–5.51)

Consumes pork (164)

95

18

38

13

0.85 (0.75–0.96)

Consumes undercooked pork (170)

0

9

10

151

0.90 (0.37–2.21)

Consumes pork at least once a month (170)

3

19

20

128

0.76 (0.42–1.38)

Has seen cysts in pigs (170)

0

3

1

166

3.00 (0.31–28.84)

Has access to a latrine (170)

163

2

5

0

0.98 (0.95–1.01)

History of tapeworm carrier in family (170)

1

6

2

161

2.33 (0.70–7.82)

Handwashing before eating (170)

0

11

20

139

0.55 (0.26–1.15)

Anthelminthic treatment in the past year (170)

3

10

20

137

0.57 (0.30–1.05)

  1. mPPR matched prevalence proportion ratio, CI confidence interval, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, w with, wo without, f factor, CNS central nervous system, PNS peripheral nerval system, TSOL T. solium taeniosis/cysticercosis, CC cysticercosis, Ag antigen