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Table 6 The factors associated with log transformed egg counts in preschool children in Musozi village Ukerewe district North Western Tanzania

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

1.16

0.83–1.64

0.38

1.17

0.83–1.65

0.13

Age (years)

 1- < 2

1

     

 2- < 3

0.98

0.41–2.34

0.97

0.94

0.39–2.24

0.88

 3- < 4

1.06

0.47–2.36

0.87

0.98

0.43–2.26

0.97

 4- < 5

1.23

0.55–2.73

0.60

1.10

0.47–2.56

0.81

 5- < 6

2.35

1.10–5.03

0.02

2.05

0.90–4.69

0.08

 6- < 7

1.67

0.78–3.62

0.19

1.49

0.65–3.41

0.33

Go to the lake

 No

1

  

1

  

 Yes

1.49

0.89–2.51

0.12

0.74

0.39–1.41

0.36

Mode of contact

 Never

1

     

 Accompanied

1.41

0.84–2.37

0.19

   

 Alone

2.75

1.26–6.00

0.01

   

 Frequency

      

 Never

1

  

1

  

 Moderate

1.23

0.76–1.98

0.38

1.30

0.77–2.19

0.30

 High

1.99

1.36–2.91

0.00

1.84

1.18–2.86

0.00

Who

 Father

1

     

 Mother

1.20

0.26–5.57

0.80

   

 Self

1.21

0.46–3.21

0.69

   

 Guardian

1.32

0.48–3.60

0.58

   

 Sibling

3.47

0.97–12.34

0.05

   

Distance

 > 500 m

1

     

 ≤ 500 m

0.88

0.60–1.30

0.53

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