Research Article
Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban Centre
Table 2
Prevalence of potential risk factors collected in the period 1992–1996 and in 2010, Northeast Brazil.
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Risk factors | Period | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | 1992–96 (%) | 2010 (%) | | OR | 95% CI | | OR | 95% CI |
| Persons per household | | | | | | | | | ≤5 | 142 (44.9) | 268 (72.4) | <0.001 | 0.31 | 0.22–0.42 | <0.001 | 0.28 | 0.17–0.46 | >5 | 174 (55.1) | 102 (27.6) | Floors conditions | | | | | | | | | Ceramic/cement | 228 (72.6) | 350 (94.3) | <0.001 | 0.14 | 0.08–0.24 | 0.02 | 0.33 | 0.13–0.84 | Stamped earth floor | 88 (27.8) | 20 (5.4) | Piped water inside the household | | | | | | | | | Yes | 210 (66.5) | 360 (97.3) | <0.001 | 0.05 | 0.02–0.10 | <0.001 | 0.18 | 0.07–0.46 | No | 106 (33.5) | 10 (2.7) | Rooms of the house | | | | | | | | | >4 | 59 (18.7) | 166 (44.9) | <0.001 | 0.28 | 0.19–0.40 | <0.001 | 0.34 | 0.20–0.58 | ≤4 | 257 (81.3) | 204 (55.1) | Toilets | | | | | | | | | Yes | 267 (84.5) | 368 (99.5) | <0.001 | 33.7 | 8.14–140 | 0.09 | 3.86 | 0.80–18.5 | No | 49 (15.5) |
02 (0.50) | Drinking water treatment | | | | | | | | | Yes | 197 (62.3) | 201 (55.3) | 0.03 | 0.71 | 0.52–0.97 | <0.001 | 0.26 | 0.15–0.44 | No | 119 (37.7) | 169 (45.7) | Excreta disposal | | | | | | | | | Yes | 06 (1.9) | 230 (62.2) | <0.001 | 0.12 | 0.005–0.27 | <0.001 | 0.14 | 0.005–0.03 | No | 310 (98.1) | 140 (37.8) | Garbage collection | | | | | | | | | Yes | 263 (83.2) | 355 (95.9) | <0.001 | 0.21 | 0.11–0.38 | 0.04 | 0.41 | 0.17–0.96 | No | 53 (16.8) | 15 (4.1) | Hands washing habit | | | | | | | | | Yes | 200 (63.3) | 355 (95.9) | <0.001 | 13.7 | 7.80–24.1 | <0.001 | 4.92 | 2.19–11.0 | No | 116 (36.7) | 15 (4.1) | Wearing shoes habit | | | | | | | | | Yes | 303 (95.9) | 367 (99.2) | 0.004 | 5.24 | 1.48–18.5 | 0.01 | 21.6 | 2.11–222.5 | No | 13 (4.1) | 03 (0.8) | Children playing out the street | | | | | | | | | Yes | 231 (73.1) | 214 (57.8) | <0.001 | 0.50 | 0.36–0.69 | 0.41 | 0.80 | 0.47–1.36 | No | 85 (26.9) | 156 (42.2) | Use of antiparasitic medication | | | | | | | | | Yes | 231 (73.1) | 226 (61.1) | 0.001 | 0.57 | 0.41–0.79 | 0.05 | 0.58 | 0.33–1.009 | No | 85 (26.9) | 144 (38.9) |
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