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Table 6 Risk factors for polyparasitism (bivariate analysis)

From: Prevalence of and risk factors for malaria, filariasis, and intestinal parasites as single infections or co-infections in different settlements of Gabon, Central Africa

 

IPI

STH infection

Factors

cOR (95% CI)

P

aOR (95% CI)

P

cOR (95% CI)

P

aOR (95% CI)

p

Sex

 Female vs. male

1.2 (0.8–2.0)

0.4

0.7 (0.2–2.3)

0.55

1.4 (0.8–2.5)

0.29

  

Age group

 5–15 years old vs. > 15 years old

0.4 (0.2–0.7)

< 0.01

0.7 (0.1–5.1)

0.68

0.5 (0.2–1.1)

0.11

0.5 (0.5–2.3)

0.49

 > 15 years old vs. < 5 years old

4.2 (2.2–8.3)

< 0.01

5.1 (0.4–67.5)

0.19

2.1 (0.9–5.1)

0.08

2.7 (0.9–4.4)

0.09

 < 5 years old vs. 5 – 15 years old

0.7 (0.3–1.4)

0.27

0.3 (0.04–1.6)

0.17

1.0 (0.3–2.8)

0.94

  

Marital status

 Couple vs. single

0.6 (0.3–1.0)

0.07

2.7 (0.7–11.8)

0.15

0.7 (0.4–1.4)

0.34

  

House

 Wood vs. brick

1.7 (0.8–3.9)

0.19

0.9 (0.2–4.7)

0.91

6.4 (1.8–41.4)

< 0.01

2.9 (0.4–27.8)

0.27

Education level

 None vs. middle school

6.0 (1.7–27.8)

< 0.01

2.3 (0.6–11.3)

0.30

2.3 (1.1–4.7)

0.02

2.1 (0.8–4.1)

0.18

 None vs. high school

5.0 (1.5–23.2)

< 0.01

3.2 (0.1–125.6)

0.48

5.5 (1.0–102.7)

0.04

3.3 (0.7–121.1)

0.66

Occupation

 Unemployed vs. employee

1.6 (0.8–3.5)

0.19

0.5 (0.05–4.7)

0.58

6.6 (2.3–24.3)

< 0.01

6.6 (0.9–16.5)

0.07

 Unemployed vs. senior manager

2.7 (1.1–6.7)

0.02

0.8 (0.08–7.4)

0.84

3.7 (1.3–14.0)

0.02

0.9 (0.06–12.9)

0.87

Regular bed net use

 No vs. yes

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

0.09

0.7 (0.1–2.7)

0.57

2.7 (1.1–7.3)

0.03

1.2 (0,18–7.3)

0.85

Location

 Rural area vs. suburban area

4.7 (2.4–9.3)

< 0.01

4.4 (1.9–9.0)

<0.01

14.1 (4.2–28.6)

< 0.01

14.0 (4.1–13.5)

< 0.01

 Rural area vs. urban area

2.9 (1.3–6.3)

< 0.01

2.7 (1.1–5.8)

0.03

4.3 (2.6–8.9)

< 0.01

3.2 (2.0–7.9)

< 0.01

Drinking of river water

 Yes vs. no

4.9 (1.5–22.5)

< 0.01

3.4 (0.8–10.5)

0.18

10.2 (2.9–28.5)

< 0.01

8.1 (1.4–18.6)

0.03

Drinking of spring water

 Yes vs. no

4.1 (1.5–13.4)

0.01

3.1 (1.0–10.7)

0.06

5.5 (1.7–17.3)

<0.01

3.6 (1.1–22.2)

0.04

Use of latrines

 Yes vs. no

2.8 (1.1–7.7)

< 0.01

2.1 (0.4–11.2)

0.35

12.8 (1.5–26.7)

0,02

9.9 (0.8–13.3)

0.51

Open water body near home

 Yes vs. no

2.4 (1.2–4.7)

0.01

0.4 (0.05–2.6)

0.13

14.0 (3.9–89.3)

<0.01

9.1 (1.2–17.0)

0.02

Wearing of shoes when outside

 No vs. Yes

1.8 (0.9–3.4)

0.09

0.9 (0.2–4.04)

0.9

2.7 (1.1–7.3)

0,03

1.4 (0.2–12.1)

0.76