Research Article

Parasitic Zoonoses in Humans and Their Dogs from a Rural Community of Tropical Mexico

Table 3

Relationship between associated factors with T. canis IgG seropositivity in humans from a rural community of Yucatan, Mexico.

PositivePrevalenceOR95% CI value

Age (years)
 20–40 29 8 27.6% 1.5 0.54–4.26 0.42 (NS)
 >40–75551120.0%
Sex
 Male 8 1 12.5%
 Female761823.7%4.460.05–3.90.41 (NS)
Eyes lesions
 Yes 52 16 30.8% 1.3 0.49–3.6 0.56 (NS)
 No32825.5%
Deworming
 Yes 32 12 37.5% 1.8 0.91–6.02 0.22 (NS)
 No521325.6%

: number of humans studied, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, and : probability.
NS: not significant.