Table 2 Multivariate analysis of the potential risk factors of Blastocystis subtypes infections among the Aborigines in Temerloh, Pahang, Malaysia during the wet and dry seasons
Variable | Wet season | Dry season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST1 | ST2 | ST3 | ST1 | ST2 | ST3 | |||||||
OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
Age (≤15) | 0.606 (0.257–1.429) | 0.252 | 2.199 (0.621–7.789) | 0.222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Gender (Female) | – | – | 0.287 (0.888–0.942) | 0.440 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Occupation (Rubber tapper and farmer) | 0.254 (0.052–1.244) | 0.091 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Presence of other family members with same Blastocystis subtype infection | 5.632 (2.687–11.803) | <0.001** | 3.240 (2.339–10.449) | <0.001** | 4.088 (1.907–8.762) | <0.001** | 9.837 (2.241–13.179) | 0.002** | 5.559 (1.904–6.213) | 0.020* | 9.814 (1.976–8.664) | <0.001** |
Monthly household income of ≤ RM 500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.122 (1.034–4.354) | 0.038* |
Water supply (Untreated water) | – | – | – | – | 2.103 (1.204–3.672) | 0.037* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Source of washing (Untreated tap water) | – | – | – | – | 1.137 (0.900–2.097) | 0.153 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Usage of stored river water | – | – | – | – | 2.418 (1.129–5.179) | 0.023* | – | – | – | – | 8.069 (3.425–19.011) | <0.001** |
Not washing hands after having contact with soil | – | – | 3.569 (0.723–7.610) | 0.118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Did not wash hand after defaecation | – | – | – | – | 2.687 (0.590–2.236) | 0.201 | – | – | – | – | – | – |