Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Toxocara canis Infection in Children

Table 3

Some factors evaluated for their association with toxocariasis serology in children from Ecatepec, Mexico.

Factors	Positives (𝑛=25)	Negatives (𝑛=83)	Chi^2	p	OR	(95% CI)	P
Not washing hands	10	23	1.36	0.24	1.73	0.683–4.423	0.24
Not washing fruits and vegetables	1	4	—	—	0.82	0.087–7.718	0.86
Consumption of raw meat	4	15	0.057	0.81	0.86	0.258–2.885	0.81
Onicophagia	13	38	0.29	0.58	1.28	0.523–3.141	0.58
Use of public parks and gardens	19	54	1.95	0.30	1.70	0.611–4.729	0.30
Ownership of dogs	18	70	1.93	0.16	0.47	0.166–1.371	0.16
Ownership of dogs younger than 1 year	18	49	1.37	0.24	1.78	0.672–4.737	0.24
Dog is not dewormed	6	17	0.14	0.70	1.22	0.4241–3.548	0.70
Dogs sleep with the owner	1	23	—	—	0.10	0.013–0.850	0.03
Frequent contact with dogs	11	45	0.80	0.37	0.66	0.269–1.632	0.37

∗OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence intervals; p: probability value for Chi-square; P: probability value for OR.