Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in an Indigenous Kariña Community in Eastern Venezuela
Table 2
Epidemiological variables associated with T. cruzi infection in the indigenous Kariña community at Piñantal, Sucre state, Venezuela.
Associated factors
No.
Percentage of positives for the associated factors ()
OR
CI 95%
(1) Sex
Female
120
7.50 (9)
1.01
0.30–3.45
0.60
Male
54
7.40 (4)
(2) Transfusion
Yes
10
0
—
—
—
No
164
7.93
(3) Recognized the vector
Yes
104
11.54 (12)
9
1.14–70.88
*0.01
No
70
1.43 (1)
(4) Knowledge about Chagas disease
Yes
18
22.22 (4)
4.67
1.27–17.11
*0.03
No
156
5.77 (9)
(6) Bite for the vector
Yes
37
16.20 (6)
3.59
1.13–11.45
*0.03
No
137
5.11 (7)
(7) Vectors inside of the dwellings
Yes
71
7.04 (5)
0.90
0.28–2.87
0.86
No
103
7.77 (8)
(8) Vectors around of the dwellings
Yes
67
8.95 (6)
1.40
0.45–4.38
0.55
No
107
6.54 (7)
(9) Kind of dwellings
Consolidated
115
6.09 (7)
0.54
0.17–1.69
0.22
Nonconsolidated (rancho)
56
10.71 (6)
(10) Vector associated with the disease
Yes
20
15.00 (3)
2.49
0.62–9.94
0.18
No
151
6.62 (10)
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval, : probability. Chi square was applied for associated factors: 3, 7, and 8, whereas Fisher Exact Probability test was used for the rest of associated factors, *significance.
