Characteristics of persistent hotspots of Schistosoma mansoni in western Côte d’Ivoire

Parasites & Vectors

Table 5 Association between demographic and environmental factors and S. mansoni prevalence

Variable	Odds ratio	P-value	95% CI
Bathing in stagnant water	3.67	0.047	1.02–13.18
Latrine at home	0.25	0.013	0.10–0.64
Latrine at home or at school	1.92	0.044	1.02–3.61
Floors made with cement, tiles or linoleum	3.55	0.139	0.56–22.60

Note: Odds ratios were obtained from a logistic regression model including all four variables together and taking into account the clustered data structure with schools as primary sampling units

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