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Table 4 Household and livelihood characteristics and their association with the presence or absence of intestinal parasites

From: Prevalence of intestinal parasites and the absence of soil-transmitted helminths in Añatuya, Santiago del Estero, Argentina

Characteristics (risk factor = 1)

Presence of IP (n = 106)

Absence of IP (n = 364)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Animal farming

    

 Yes (1)

65 (61.7)

250 (68.6)

0.723 (0.461–1.133)

0.157

 No

41 (38.3)

114 (31.4)

Informal slaughter

    

 Yes (1)

48 (45.8)

226 (62.0)

0.505 (0.326–0.782)

0.002

 No

58 (54.2)

138 (38.0)

Kitchen garden

    

 Yes (1)

11 (10.3)

38 (10.5)

0.993 (0.489–2.018)

0.985

 No

95 (89.7)

326 (89.5)

Unimproved roof (1)

83 (78.5)

298 (81.8)

0.799 (0.469–1.362)

0.410

Improved roof

23 (21.5)

66 (18.2)

Unimproved walls (1)

63 (59.8)

254 (69.7)

0.635 (0.406–0.993)

0.046

Improved walls

43 (40.2)

110 (30.3)

Unimproved floor (1)

40 (38.3)

184 (50.4)

0.593 (0.381–0.924)

0.021

Improved floor

66 (61.7)

180 (49.6)

Unimproved water source (1)

60 (56.1)

217 (59.8)

0.884 (0.571–1.369)

0.579

Improved water source

46 (43.9)

147 (40.2)

Unimproved latrine (1)

85 (80.4)

287 (78.8)

1.086 (0.633–1.863)

0.765

Improved latrine

21 (19.6)

77 (21.2)

Electricity network as main energy source

    

 No (1)

66 (62.3)

262 (72.0)

0.642 (0.408–1.012)

0.056

 yes

40 (37.7)

102 (28.0)

Overcrowdinga

    

 Yes (1)

83 (78.3)

264 (72.5)

1.367 (0.816–2.290)

0.235

 No

23 (21.7)

100 (27.5)

  1. aOvercrowding, households with 5 or more inhabitants per house
  2. Significant P-values set at < 0.05
  3. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, IP intestinal parasites, OR odds ratio
  4. All values are n (%). Reference group marked as OR = 1