Table 4 Assessment of potential risk factors for onchocerciasis through O-5S qPCR assay
Variable | Study population n (%) | Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | P-valuea,b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | Patients | 200 (100) | 133 (100) | 67 (100) | na |
Distance of residence from river | < 1Â km | 163 (81.50) | 113 (84.96) | 50 (74.63) | 0.08a |
> 1Â km | 37 (18.50) | 20 (15.04) | 17 (25.37) | ||
Fetching water from river nearby residence | Yes | 191 (95.50) | 128 (96.24) | 63 (94.03) | 0.49b |
No | 9 (4.50) | 5 (3.76) | 4 (5.97) | ||
Collecting wood from nearby forest | Yes | 134 (67.00) | 97 (72.93) | 37 (55.22) | 0.01a* |
No | 66 (33.00) | 36 (27.07) | 30 (44.78) | ||
Palpable inguinal lymph nodes | Not known | 2 (1.00) | 1 (0.75) | 1 (1.49) | na |
Yes | 72 (36.00) | 58 (43.61) | 14 (20.90) | < 0.01a* | |
No | 126 (63.00) | 74 (55.64) | 52 (77.61) | ||
Skin itching around buttock | Yes | 130 (65.00) | 99 (74.44) | 31 (46.27) | < 0.01a* |
No | 70 (35.00) | 34 (25.56) | 36 (53.73) | ||