Research Article
Some Epidemiologic Aspects of Common Warts in Rural Primary School Children
Table 3
Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association of warts with the studied sociodemographic factors.
| | Factor | Warts () | No warts () | OR* (95% CI) |
| | Sex* | | | | | Female | 22 | 904 | 1.0 (Ref.) | | Male | 20 | 887 | 0.96 (0.50–1.70) | | Family income* | | | | | ≤5 | 16 | 980 | 1.0 (Ref.) | | >5 | 26 | 811 | 1.8 (0.80–4.30) | | Father’s education* | | | | | Illiterate | 5 | 78 | 1.0 (Ref.) | | Less than 2ry school | 31 | 908 | 0.49 (0.15–0.89) | | 2ry school and higher | 6 | 805 | 0.11 (0.04–0.39) | | Mother’s education* | | | | | Illiterate | 8 | 110 | 1.0 (Ref.) | | Less than 2ry school | 29 | 958 | 0.43 (0.10–0.42) | | 2ry school and higher | 5 | 723 | 0.10 (0.03–0.30) | | Father’s occupation* | | | | | Nonskilled worker | 8 | 253 | 1.0 (Ref.) | | Skilled worker | 29 | 1323 | 0.72 (0.32–1.6) | | Professional worker | 5 | 215 | 0.75 (0.24–2.3) | | Mother’s occupation | | | | | Housewife | 33 | 1454 | 1.0 (Ref.) | | Skilled worker | 7 | 221 | 1.4 (0.62–3.3) | | Professional worker | 2 | 116 | 0.75 (0.19–3.2) |
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OR was adjusted by swimming in Nile channels, child labor, sport practice, and presence of household animals.
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