Factors Associated with Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections among Young Population in Northeast Brazil
Table 3
Bivariate analysis for factors potentially associated with intestinal parasitic infection among children aged 0 to 15 years, from a substandard settlement in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.
Variables
Number of individuals
Infected
Odds ratio
95% CI
value
%
Age group
0–5
63
42
66.7
1
6–10
77
49
63.6
0.9
0.4–1.8
0.71
11–15
41
30
73.2
1.4
0.6–3.3
0.48
Gender
Male
92
59
64.1
Female
89
62
69.7
1.3
0.7–2.4
0.43
Social status
C and D
105
63
60.0
E
76
58
76.3
2.1
1.1–4.1
0.02
Family income
>1 minimum wage
46
27
58.7
≤1 minimum wage
103
71
68.9
1.6
0.8–3.2
0.22
Number of household members
≤5
100
59
59.0
>5
81
62
76.5
2.3
1.2–4.3
0.01
Indoor toilet
Yes
120
78
65.0
No
61
43
70.5
1.3
0.7–2.5
0.46
Footwear use
Yes
78
47
60.3
No
103
74
71.8
1.7
0.9–3.14
0.10
Contact with natural water sources
No
135
88
65.2
Yes
46
33
71.7
1.4
0.7–2.8
0.41
Anemia
No
161
109
67.7
Yes
20
12
60.0
0.7
0.3–1.9
0.49
Low level of ferritin
No
152
100
65.8
Yes
29
21
72.4
1.4
0.6–3.3
0.49
Low level of iron
No
117
78
66.7
Yes
64
43
67.2
1.0
0.5–2.0
0.94
Growth stunting
No
160
107
66.9
Yes
21
14
66.7
1.0
0.4–2.6
0.98
Low weight
No
173
114
65.9
Yes
8
7
87.5
3.6
0.4–30.1
0.23
Control variables selected for multivariate logistic regression model. Statistically significant difference. Selected variables for multivariate logistic regression (). 32 participants without income information.
