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Table 2 Factors associated with T. canis infection among primary schoolchildren from rural areas of southern Thailand

From: Seroprevalence of Toxocara canis infection and associated risk factors among primary schoolchildren in rural Southern Thailand

Variables

 

Number (%)

No. positive (%)

No. negative (%)

COR

95% CI

P value

AOR

95% CI

P value

Age (years)

6–8

32 (18.1)

18 (56.3)

14 (43.8)

1

     
 

9–10

82 (46.3)

48 (58.5)

34 (41.5)

1.10

0.48-2.51

0.824

   
 

11–13

63 (35.6)

37 (58.7)

26 (41.3)

1.11

0.47-2.62

0.817

   

Sex

Male

91 (51.4)

59 (64.8)

32 (35.2)

1.76

0.96-3.22

0.066

1.04

0.57–1.89

0.910

 

Female

86 (48.6)

44 (51.2)

42 (48.8)

1

  

1

  

Handwashing before a meal

Yes

224 (74.9)

19 (8.5)

205 (91.5)

1

  

1

  
 

No

75 (25.1)

13 (17.3)

62 (82.7)

3.67

1.93-6.95

< 0.001*

2.20

1.11–4.34

0.023*

Handwashing after playing

Yes

102 (57.6)

56 (54.9)

46 (45.1)

1

     
 

No

75 (42.4)

47 (62.7)

28 (37.3)

1.38

0.75-2.54

0.301

   

Handwashing after animal contact

Yes

101 (57.1)

48 (47.5)

53 (52.5)

1

  

1

  
 

No

76 (42.9)

55 (72.4)

21 (27.6)

2.89

1.53-5.47

0.001*

1.686

0.83–3.44

0.150

Owning dogs

Yes

71 (40.1)

37 (52.1)

34 (47.9)

1.52

0.83-2.79

0.180

1.129

0.53–2.41

0.754

 

No

106 (59.9)

66 (62.3)

40 (37.7)

1

  

1

  

Owning cats

Yes

73 (41.2)

46 (63.0)

27 (37.0)

1.41

0.76-2.59

0.277

   
 

No

104 (58.8)

57 (54.8)

47 (45.2)

1

     

Frequency of playing with dogs

Never

72 (40.7)

37 (51.4)

35 (48.6)

1

  

1

  
 

1–2 times/week

53 (29.9)

34 (64.2)

19 (35.9)

1.69

0.82-3.50

0.156

1.012

0.45–2.27

0.978

 

3–4 times/week

22 (12.4)

16 (72.7)

6 (27.3)

2.52

0.89-7.18

0.083

1.258

0.37–4.26

0.712

 

5–7 times/week

30 (16.9)

16 (53.3)

14 (46.6)

1.08

0.46-2.54

0.858

0.599

0.21–1.68

0.330

Eating fresh vegetables

Yes

36 (20.3)

19 (52.8)

17 (47.2)

1.32

0.63-2.75

0.461

   
 

No

141 (79.7)

84 (59.6)

57 (40.4)

1

     

Drinking untreated water

Yes

113 (63.8)

72 (63.7)

41 (36.3)

1.87

1.00-3.48

0.049*

1.429

0.69–2.96

0.338

 

No

64 (36.2)

31 (48.4)

33 (51.6)

1

  

1

  
  1. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI 95% confidence interval
  2. *Significant association