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Table 4 The factors associated with the prevalence of infection in preschool children in Musozi village Ukerewe district

From: Schistosoma mansoni among pre-school children in Musozi village, Ukerewe Island, North-Western-Tanzania: prevalence and associated risk factors

Characteristic

Bivariate

Multivariate

OR

95 % CI

P-value

AOR

95 % CI

P-value

Sex

 Female

1

  

1

  

 Male

1.09

0.65–1.87

0.73

1.02

0.51–2.03

0.95

Age (years)

 1- < 2

1

  

1

  

 2- < 3

0.93

0.45–1.94

0.85

0.64

0.26–1.61

0.35

 3- < 4

1.72

0.76–3.92

0.20

1.11

0.40–3.10

0.83

 4- < 5

5.49

1.72–17.49

0.00

2.56

0.61–10.71

0.20

 5- < 6

4.54

1.66–12.78

0.00

1.32

0.37–4.62

0.66

 6- < 7

11.63

2.55–53.01

0.00

2.28

0.41–12.46

0.34

Go to the lake

 No

1

  

1

  

 Yes

5.15

2.94–9.04

0.00

2.31

1.06–5.01

0.03

Mode of contact

 Never

1

     

 Accompanied

5.22

2.96–9.20

0.00

   

 Alone

      

Frequency

 Never

1

  

1

  

 Moderate

2.50

1.11–5.58

0.03

1.54

0.54–4.37

0.409

 High

      

Who

 Father

1

     

 Mother

3.54

0.34–36.8

0.29

   

 Self

      

 Guardian

      

 Sibling

2.56

0.22–28.67

0.45

   

Distance

 > 500 m

1

  

1

  

 ≤ 500 m

1.59

0.84–2.98

0.14

2.09

1.05–4.14

0.034

  1. OR odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval