Intestinal Schistosomiasis among Primary Schoolchildren in Two On-Shore Communities in Rorya District, Northwestern Tanzania: Prevalence, Intensity of Infection and Associated Risk Factors

Table 4

Multivariate logistic regression for factors associated with Schistosoma mansoni infection.

Independent variable	Categories	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P value
Age (in years)	6–9	1
	10–12	2.24 (0.90–5.55)	0.083
	13–16	0.80 (0.33–1.92)	0.616
Sex	Boys	1
	Females	0.92 (0.50–1.70)	0.783
Village	Kibuyi	1
	Busanga	3.30 (1.60–6.89)	0.001
Parent’s level of education ()	No formal education	12.52 (1.33–117.80)	0.027
	Primary education	2.76 (1.16–6.61)	0.022
	Secondary education	1
	Collage/university education	—	—
	Do not know	1.19 (0.34–4.16)	0.782
Parent is fishing	No	1
	Yes	1.82 (0.94–3.53)	0.076
Use of toilet at home ()	Always	1
	Only sometimes	2.15 (1.04–4.48)	0.040
Part of the lake	On deeper part of the lake	1
	On the shoreline	1.45 (0.69–3.06)	0.325
Ever had a patient at home	No	1
	Yes	1.31 (0.67–2.56)	0.436
Ever been treated for intestinal schistosomiasis	No	1
	Yes	2.46 (1.190–5.08)	0.015
	Do not know	0.57 (0.13–2.55)	0.466