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Table 4 Factors associated with prevalence of S. mansoni infection

From: Prevalence and risk factors of Schistosoma mansoni infection among preschool-aged children from Panamasso village, Burkina Faso

Variables

S. mansoni infection

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P value

Sex

 Boys

74.6 (82/110)

1

  

 Girls

87.3 (103/118)

2.3 (1.2–4.7)

2.9 (1.3–6.1)

0.007

Age (in months)

 12–23

77.3 (34/44)

1

  

 24–35

80.0 (28/35)

1.2 (0.4–3.5)

  

 36–47

86.2 (56/65)

1.8 (0.7–5.0)

  

 48–59

81.0 (47/58)

1.3 (0.5–3.3)

  

 60–71

76.9 (20/26)

1.0 (0.3–3.1)

  

Child’s shoe wearing habit

 Always

80.0 (16/20)

1

  

 No at all

81.3 (169/208)

1.1 (0.3–3.4)

  

Distance of home from the pond

 > 1000 m

61.2 (30/49)

1

  

 500–1000 m

86.9 (113/130)

4.2 (2.0–9.1)

3.0 (1.2–7.2)

0.014

 < 500 m

85.7 (42/49)

3.8 (1.4–10.2)

3.0 (1.0–8.6)

0.047

Go to the pond

 No

42.9 (9/21)

1

  

 Yes

85.0 (176/207)

7.6 (2.9–19.5)

5.0 (1.7–14.3)

0.003

Child’s swimming habit in the pond

 No

64.3 (27/42)

1

  

 Yes

85.0 (158/186)

3.1 (1.5–6.6)

  

Child’s swimming frequency per week

 Never

64.3 (27/42)

1

  

 Moderate (1–3)

85.3 (29/34)

3.2 (1.0–10.1)

  

 High (4–7)

84.9 (129/152)

3.1 (1.4–6.7)

  

Child’s swimming period in a day

 Never

64.3 (27/42)

1

  

 7 a.m.–10 a.m

87.0 (67/77)

3.7 (1.5–9.3)

  

 11 a.m.–2 p.m

81.5 (44/54)

2.4 (1.0–6.2)

  

 3 p.m.–6 p.m

85.5 (47/55)

3.3 (1.2–8.7)

  

Mothers’ educational status

 Formal schooling

75.0 (21/28)

1

  

 No formal schooling

82.0 (164/200)

1.5 (0.6–3.8)

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