Prevalence and Determinants of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Pregnant Women Receiving Antenatal Care in Kasoa Polyclinic, Ghana

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of intestinal parasitic infections with regard to gravidity, deworming status, and hygienic practices.

Characteristics	Number examined (%)	Number of positive cases (%)	cOR (95% CI)	value	aOR (95% CI)	value
Gravidity
Primigravidae	172 (57.3)	31 (18.0)	1		1
Multigravidae	128 (42.7)	12 (9.4)	0.47 (0.23–0.96)	0.037	0.43 (0.19–0.97)	0.043
Stage of pregnancy
First trimester	79 (26.3)	3 (3.8)	1		1
Late trimesters	221 (73.7)	40 (18.1)	5.60 (1.68–18.65)	0.005	4.73 (1.36–16.49)	0.015
Type of toilet facility
Owned	234 (78.0)	26 (11.1)	1		1
Shared	66 (22.0)	17 (25.8)	2.78 (1.40–5.51)	0.004	1.72 (0.77–3.86)	0.186
Hand washing before meals
No	11 (3.7)	5 (45.5)	1		1
Yes	289 (96.3)	38 (13.2)	0.18 (0.05–0.63)	0.007	0.25 (0.06–1.03)	0.055
Feeding
Prepare food at home	257 (85.7)	34 (13.2)	1		—
Buy food outside	43 (14.3)	9 (20.9)	1.74 (0.77–3.94)	0.187	—	—
Source of drinking water
Treated sources	289 (96.3)	38 (13.2)	1		1
Untreated sources	11 (3.7)	5 (45.5)	5.50 (1.60–18.92)	0.007	3.42 (0.87–13.48)	0.079
Deworming history
≤6 months	88 (29.3)	8 (9.1)	1		—
>6 months	212 (70.7)	35 (16.5)	1.977 (0.88–4.46)	0.100	—	—