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Table 4 Multiple logistic regression analysis of variables associated with S. japonica among the respondents

From: Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices and the analysis of risk factors regarding schistosomiasis among fishermen and boatmen in the Dongting Lake Basin, the People’s Republic of China

Risk factors

Positive rate (%) determined by PCR (No. positives/No. examined)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Age group (years)

 < 30

38.10 (8/21)

1

 

 30–39

27.78 (15/54)

0.318 (0.075–1.354)

0.1212

 40–49

15.35 (35/228)

0.163 (0.041–0.644)

0.0096*

 50–59

10.33 (19/203)

0.058 (0.014–0.239)

< 0.0001*

 ≥ 60

5.26 (6/114)

0.012 (0.002–0.065)

< 0.0001*

Years of doing current job

 < 10

7.61 (7/92)

1

 

 10–29

12.86 (49/381)

4.162 (1.461–11.856)

0.0076*

 ≥ 30

21.09 (27/128)

18.684 (5.430–64.295)

< 0.0001*

Treatment times

 0

32.00 (8/25)

1

 

 1–5

17.13 (37/216)

0.265 (0.064–1.095)

0.0666

 6–9

12.26 (26/212)

0.156 (0.035–0.689)

0.0142*

 ≥ 10

8.11 (12/148)

0.100 (0.021–0.476)

0.0038*

Treatment in 2015–2017

 No

18.18 (40/220)

1

 

 Yes

11.29 (43/381)

0.479 (0.246–0.930)

0.0298*

  1. *Significant association (P < 0.05)
  2. Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval