Urogenital Schistosomiasis among Schoolchildren and the Associated Risk Factors in Selected Rural Communities of Kwara State, Nigeria

Table 4

Univariate analysis of epidemiological factors for urinary schistosomiasis in the study area.

Factors	Prevalence	Odd ratio (95% CI)	value
Occupation of the parent
Government worker	195/69 (35.4)	1
Trader	203/85 (41.9)	1.19 (0.87–2.32)	0.062
Unemployed	326/178 (53.1)	2.12 (1.54–2.39)	0.003
Frequency of water contact
Daily	380/175 (46.1)	1.84 (0.54–2.19)	<0.001
Weekly	134/79 (58.9)	2.01 (1.88–2.49)	0.004
Monthly	210/78 (37.1)	1
Source of water
Pipe borne	98/36 (36.7)	1
Well	117/52 (44.4)	0.98 (0.72–1.53)	0.061
Stream/river	509/244 (47.9)	2.77 (2.80–3.01)	0.002
Duration of activities in water
Long (>5 minutes)	479/231 (48.2)	0.58 (0.21–0.83)	0.319
Short (≤5 minutes)	245/101 (41.2)	1
Awareness of infection
Yes	197/53 (26.9)	1
No	509/279 (52.9)	2.87 (1.33–3.04)	0.004