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Table 4 Analysis of potential risk factors for Giardia infections in diarrheal children

From: Epidemiology of Giardia duodenalis infection in ruminant livestock and children in the Ismailia province of Egypt: insights by genetic characterization

 

Risk factor dependent Giardia infection in percent

(Number of Giardia cases: positive/total)

(95% confidence interval)

 

Gender

Residency

Contact with animals

Source of water

Male

Female

Village

City

Contact

No contact

Underground

Tap

Copro-antigen test

9.5

6.2

9.0

7.0

9.0

5.0

5.0*

9.0*

(8/84)

(5/81)

(7/82)

(6/83)

(10/108)

(3/57)

(3/57)

(10/108)

(4.5–17.3)

(2.3–13.2)

(3.8–16.2)

(2.9-14.4)

(4.8–15.9)

(1.4–13.7)

(1.4–13.7)

(4.8–15.9)

Real time PCR assay

22.6

19.8

23.0

19.0

21.0

21.0

11.0+

27.0+

(19/84)

(16/81)

(19/82)

(16/83)

(23/108)

(12/57)

(6/57)

(29/108)

(14.6–32.5)

(12.2–29.5)

(15–33.2)

(11.9–28.8)

(14.4–29.8)

(11.9–33)

(4.4–20.6)

(19–35.8)

  1. *p = 0.390; +p = 0.013.