Variables | Hookworm infection | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | Total (n = 409) | ||||
Age (Yrs) | 7–9 | 154 (44.5) | 192 (55.5) | 346 (84.6) | .029 | 2.3 (1.09–4.89) |
10–14 | 14 (22.2) | 49 (77.8) | 63 (15.4) | |||
Sex | Male | 78 (41.9) | 108 (58.1) | 186 (45.5) | .018 | 1.9 (1.12–3.24) |
Female | 90 (40.4) | 133 (59.6) | 223 (54.5) | |||
Residence | Urban | 74 (31.8) | 159 (68.2) | 223 (57.0) | .037 | 1.8 (1.04–3.01) |
Rural | 94 (53.4) | 82 (46.6) | 176 (43.0) | |||
Hand wash before meal | Yes | 128 (36.1) | 227 (63.9) | 355 (86.8) | .010 | 2.9 (1.29–6.65) |
No | 40 (74.1) | 14 (25.9) | 54 (13.2) | |||
Regular latrine use | Yes | 28 (17.7) | 130 (82.3) | 158 (28.6) | .012 | 2.2 (1.19–4.18) |
No | 140 (55.8) | 111 (44.2) | 251 (61.4) | |||
Frequency of shoe wearing | Always | 44 (10.8) | 163 (67.6) | 1 (0.2) | .000 | 0.3 (0.16–0.50) |
Sometimes | 124 (30.3) | 78 (32.4) | 408 (99.8) | |||
Geophagy | Yes | 44 (50.6) | 43 (49.4) | 87 (21.3) | .052 | 1.6 (1.0–2.6) |
No | 124 (38.5) | 198 (61.5) | 322 (78.7) | |||
Irrigation | Yes | 90 (39.5) | 138 (60.5) | 228 (55.7) | .050 | 1.61 (1.00–2.60) |
No | 78 (43.1) | 103 (56.9) | 181 (44.3) | |||
Eating raw vegetables | Yes | 137 (48.2) | 147 (51.8) | 284 (69.4) | .011 | 1.2 (1.1–1.7) |
No | 3 1(24.8) | 94 (75.2) | 125 (30.6) | |||
Total | Positive | 168 (41.1) | 241 (58.9) | Â | Â | Â |