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Table 5 Results of the multivariate analysis performed through logistic binary regression using the presence/absence of intestinal parasites as the dependent variable

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

Variable

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Age (years)

0.951 (0.931–0.970)

<0.001

Gender (male)

0.883 (0.560–1.392)

0.591

Overcrowding (no)a

0.824 (0.472–1.438)

0.495

Animal farming (no)

0.976 (0.544–1.754)

0.936

Walls (unimproved)

0.853 (0.385–1.891)

0.696

Floor (unimproved)

0.604 (0.321–1.137)

0.118

Electric network (no)

2.540 (1.119–5.764)

0.026

Informal slaughter (yes)

1.650 (0.865–3.149)

0.129

  1. aOvercrowding, households with 5 or more inhabitants per house
  2. Abbreviations: AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  3. Significant values set at < 0.05