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Table 4 Household characteristics and their association with the presence or absence of intestinal parasites in Fortín Mbororé, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina

From: Prevalence of intestinal parasites and molecular characterization of Giardia intestinalis, Blastocystis spp. and Entamoeba histolytica in the village of Fortín Mbororé (Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina)

Characteristics

Presence of IP (n = 199)

Absence of IP (n = 16)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Animal farming

 Yes

175

12

2.43 (0.7–8.1)

0.139

 No

24

4

0.41 (0.1–1.4)

 

Water source

 Borehole

125

12

0.56 (0.2–1.8)

0.329a

 Tap water

74

4

1.776 (0.6–5.7)

 

Overcrowding

 Yes

141

6

4.05 (1.4–11.6)

0.005

 No

58

10

0.25 (0.1–0.7)

 

Wall

 Improved (wood)

165

14

0.7 (0.2–3.3)

0.479

 Unimproved

34

2

1.4 (0.3–6.5)

 
 

Presence of STH (n = 137)

Absence of STH (n = 45)

  

Floor

 Cement

33

24

0.28 (0.1–0.6)

0.001

 Wood

24

8

0.9 (0.4–2.4)

0.982

 Dirt floor

80

13

3.5 (1.7–7.2)

0.001

Latrine

 Yes

110

40

0.5 (0.2–1.4)

0.189

 No

27

5

1.96 (0.7–5.4)

 

Barefoot

 Yes

119

40

1.16 (0.5–2.9)

0.762

 No

18

7

0.9 (0.3–2.2)

 
  1. Values in italic indicate the relationship was statistically significant P < 0.05
  2. aE. histolytica/dispar associated with tap water source (P = 0.020)
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