Research Article

Risk Factors for Infection with Soil Transmitted Helminths, Cryptosporidium spp., and Giardia duodenalis in Children Enrolled in Preschools in Kafue District, Zambia

Table 4

Risk factors for infection with Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia in Kafue, Zambia, in 390 children (multivariate logistic regression analyses adjusting for the clustering effect of school).

Parasite VariableOdds ratio95% CI value

Cryptosporidium High socioeconomic level1.000.35–0.990.04
Low socioeconomic level0.59

Giardia Corrugated iron roof1.000.45–0.990.04
Other types0.67