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Table 2 CRF regression coefficients for predictors of each parasite’s infection probability

From: Parasite associations predict infection risk: incorporating co-infections in predictive models for neglected tropical diseases

Parasite

Predictor

β coefficient (95% CI)

Ascaris lumbricoides

T. trichiura occurrence

1.15 (1.07–1.25)

Elevation

0.57 (0.47–0.65)

Proportion of human settlements classified as rural × T. trichiura occurrence

− 0.15 (− 0.29– − 0.03)

NDVI

− 0.14 (− 0.23– − 0.05)

Proportion of households with electricity

− 0.11 (− 0.19– − 0.03)

Age

0.05 (0.02–0.08)

Hookworm spp.

S. mansoni occurrence

0.69 (0.24–1.06)

T. trichiura occurrence

0.66 (0.49–0.82)

Elevation

− 0.47 (− 0.56– − 0.37)

Proportion of households with electricity

− 0.27 (− 0.39– − 0.19)

Proportion of households with electricity × T. trichiura occurrence

− 0.22 (− 0.41– − 0.06)

Schistosoma mansoni

Hookworm occurrence

0.69 (0.24–1.06)

T. trichiura occurrence

0.42 (0.05–0.72)

Male

0.27 (0.09–0.51)

Trichuris trichiura

A. lumbricoides occurrence

1.15 (1.07–1.25)

Hookworm occurrence

0.66 (0.49–0.82)

NDVI

− 0.43 (− 0.53– − 0.30)

S. mansoni occurrence

0.42 (0.05–0.72)

Proportion of landcover classified as cropland

− 0.28 (− 0.37– − 0.20)

Proportion of households with electricity × Hookworm spp. occurrence

− 0.22 (− 0.41– − 0.06)

Surface soil moisture

0.15 (0.06–0.21)

Proportion of human settlements classified as rural × A. lumbricoides occurrence

− 0.15 (− 0.29– − 0.03)

  1. Notes: Only predictors whose 95% credible intervals (CIs) did not include zero are shown. Interaction effect between a co-occurring parasite and an environmental/demographic covariate is indicated by “×”
  2. Abbreviation: NDVI, normalized difference vegetation index