Journal of Tropical Medicine / 2021 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Socioenvironmental Factors Influencing Distribution and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in the Brazilian Amazon: Challenges for the 2030 Agenda Table 3 Factors associated with hookworm infection in children living in the urban area of Bagre, Pará State, Brazilian Amazon
Positive for hookworms, N (%) Crude OR (95% CI) valueAdjusted OR (95% CI) valueAge group (years) 0–5 (n = 130) 4 (3.1) 1 1 6–10 (n = 137) 8 (5.8) 1.95 (0.57–6.65) 0.427 2.03 (0.55–7.45) 0.285 11–15 (n = 82) 14 (17.1) 6.48 (2.05–20.47) <0.001 6.70 (1.91–23.43) 0.002 Gender Male (n = 179) 22 (12.3) 5.81 (1.96–17.25) <0.001 6.35 (2.00–20.14) 0.002 Female (n = 170) 4 (2.4) 1 Poverty Yes (n = 249) 25 (10.1) 11.09 (1.48–83.6) 0.007 7.66 (0.97–60.35) 0.053 No (n = 100) 1 (1) 1 1 Albendazole in the last six months Yes (n = 120) 5 (4.2) 0.43 (0.15–1.17) 0.139 0.31 (0.10–0.96) 0.042 No (n = 229) 21 (9.2) 1 1 Open evacuation Yes (n = 143) 16 (11.2) 2.46 (1.08–5.61) 0.044 0.58 (0.16–2.11) 0.417 No (n = 206) 10 (4.9) 1 1 Living in stilt houses Yes (n = 83) 13 (15.7) 3.61 (1.60–8.14) 0.002 3.52 (1.22–10.12) 0.019 No (n = 266) 13 (4.9) 1 1 Latrine inside house Yes (n = 166) 6 (3.6) 0.30 (0.11–0.78) <0.016 0.39 (0.10–1.42) 0.155 No (n = 183) 20 (10.9) 1 1 Ascaris lumbricoides coinfection Yes (n = 61) 17 (27.9) 11.97 (5.02–28.5) <0.001 NP NP No (n = 288) 9 (3.1) 1 Trichuris trichiura coinfection Yes (n = 127) 20 (15.7) 6.72 (2.62–17.24) <0.001 NP NP No (n = 222) 6 (2.7) 1