Prevalence, Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminths, and Factors Associated with Infection: Importance in Control Program with Ivermectin and Albendazole in Eastern Côte d’Ivoire
Table 2
Factors associated with hookworm infection in eastern settings of Côte d'Ivoire.
Explanatory variable
Pokoukro
Prakro
Soribadougou
Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
Sex
n ()
OR
p
OR
p
n ()
OR
p
OR
p
n ()
OR
p
OR
p
Male
17 (37)
0.82
>0.2
NA
NA
28 (87)
5.09
≤
4.59
>0.05
16 (55)
0.69
>0.2
NA
NA
Female
10 (38)
1 (57)
26 (63)
School attending
Yes
9 (32)
0.72
>0.2
NA
NA
29 (80)
2.07
≤
3.68
>0.05
23 (58)
0.20
>0.2
NA
NA
No
18 (41)
10 (66)
19 (61)
School level
Primary school
25 (39)
0.49
>0.2
NA
NA
35 (74)
NA
NA
NA
NA
40 (66)
0.42
>0.2
NA
NA
College/high school
2 (25)
4 (100)
2 (50)
Outside defecation
Most of the time
20 (47)
3.41
≤
2.25
>0.05
36 (87)
16.8
≤
11.6
≤
28 (80)
3.28
≤
3.23
≤
No/rarely
7 (24)
3 (30)
14 (40)
Barefoot walking
Most of the time
15 (51)
2.678
≤
1.41
>0.05
23 (76)
1.03
>0.2
NA
NA
18 (64)
0.60
>0.2
NA
NA
No/rarely
12 (28)
16 (76)
24 (57)
Occupation
Yes
26 (37)
0.74
>0.2
NA
NA
39 (78)
NA
NA
NA
NA
34 (65)
1.54
≤
0.95
>0.05
No
1 (50)
0 (0)
8 (44)
Farming activity
Yes
24 (40)
1.78
>0.2
NA
NA
31 (86)
5.42
≤
14.1
≤
32 (65)
1.37
≤
0.51
>0.05
No
3 (25)
8 (53)
10 (47)
Irrigated culture
Yes
19 (55)
4.53
≤
3.23
≤
18 (81)
1.74
>0.2
NA
NA
29 (65)
1.31
≤
0.66
>0.05
No
8 (21)
21 (72)
13 (50)
Raising dog/cat
Yes
19 (42)
1.644
>0.2
NA
NA
1 (100)
NA
NA
NA
NA
27 (71)
2.03
≤
1.94
≤
No
8 (30)
38 (76)
15 (46)
n: number of positive individuals, NA: multivariate analysis not applicable, and OR: odd ratio. p value ≤ 0.2 . Statistically significant (p≤0.05).
