Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases and Schistosomiasis in Preschool Age Children in Mwea Division, Kirinyaga South District, Kirinyaga County, and Their Potential Effect on Physical Growth
Table 7
Factors associated with the general prevalence of infection in preschool age children in Mwea division: a binary logistic regression model.
Variable
OR
( value)
95% CI
Knowledge of disease transmission
.862
.635
.629
2.137
Geophagy
.975
.947
.459
2.072
Hand washing
Never
6.478
.
1.553
27.015
Sometimes
3.401
.093
.817
14.167
Shoe wearing
.405
.155
.117
1.406
Water source
Borehole
.621
.566
.122
3.167
River/canal
.194
.088
.029
1.278
Water purification method
None
3.602
.
1.397
9.288
Filtration
.778
.537
.351
1.725
Boiling
1.272
.572
.552
2.932
Family with children above 5 years
.390
.
1.293
5.088
Constant
6.206
.216
OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, and = variables with statistical significance.
