The Influence of Poverty and Culture on the Transmission of Parasitic Infections in Rural Nicaraguan Villages

Table 4

Correlations among access to resources variables.

Variable 𝑋	Variable 𝑌	𝑅 value	𝑃 value	𝑁
	Believe well water is clean	−0.16	0.04	168
	Animals running free on property	−0.28	0.0001	204
Had previous information regarding parasites	Children barefoot at the time of interview	−0.30	0.0001	202
	Distance to the closest clinic	−0.33	0.0001	203
	Children treated for parasites	0.19	0.01	204
	Children treated for parasites	−0.18	0.01	208
Distance to the closest clinic	Number of days since last visit to the clinic	0.16	0.02	181
	Animals running free on property	0.19	0.01	210
	Presence of dirt floor	0.16	0.02	210
	Want a water filter	−0.67	0.0001	48
Number of days since last brigadista visit	Water filter working	−0.38	0.01	44
	Believe filter actually works	−0.51	0.0001	78
Presence of dirt floor	Education level of mother	−0.15	0.04	201