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Table 2 Impact of hand-washing on parasite re-infection rates across children with different base-line demographic and disease characteristics (n = 365)

From: Associations between intestinal parasitic infections, anaemia, and diarrhoea among school aged children, and the impact of hand-washing and nail clipping

 

Hand-washing vs. control

Nail clipping vs. control

0.43 (0.24, 0.68)

0.59 (0.36, 0.98)

Gender

Male

150 (41%)

Female

215 (49%)

Male

150 (41%)

Female

215 (49%)

AOR (CI)a

AOR (CI)a

AOR (CI)a

AOR (CI)a

0.41 (0.17, 0.97)

0.39 (0.20, 0.75)

0.34 (0.14, 0.82)

0.79 (0.41, 1.51)

p = 0.923

p = 0.131

Age

6–9 years

10–15 years

6–9 years

10–15 years

208 (57%)

157 (43%)

208 (57%)

157 (43%)

0.30 (0.13, 0.66)

0.50 (0.25, 1.01)

0.50 (0.23, 1.09)

0.66 (0.33, 1.31)

p = 0.338

p = 0.604

Water source

Pipeline and borehole

Wells and streams

Pipeline and borehole

Wells and streams

321 (88%)

44 (12%)

321 (88%)

44 (12%)

0.44 (0.25, 0.76)

0.08 (0.01, 0.68)

0.68 (0.39, 1.17)

0.09 (0.13, 0.64)

p = 0.134

p = 0.053

Latrine use

Yes

No

Yes

No

139 (38%)

226 (62%)

139 (38%)

226 (62%)

0.33 (0.13, 0.81)

0.44 (0.23, 0.84)

0.48 (0.20, 1.19)

0.61 (0.32, 1.16)

p = 0.744

p = 0.791

Mother education

Literate

Illiterate

Literate

Illiterate

161 (44%)

204 (56%)

161 (44%)

204 (56%)

0.58 (0.26, 1.30)

0.28 (0.14, 0.58)

0.83 (0.37, 1.85)

0.42 (0.21, 0.84)

p = 0.198

p = 0.207

Maternal age

≤ 35

> 35

≤ 35

> 35

193 (53%)

172 (47%)

193 (53%)

172 (47%)

0.22 (0.09, 0.51)

0.58 (0.28, 1.22)

0.58 (0.21, 1.58)

0.71 (0.25, 2.02)

p = 0.085

p = 0.787

Family size

≤ 6 members

> 6 members

≤ 6 members

> 6 members

208 (57%)

157 (43%)

208 (57%)

157 (43%)

0.27 (0.13, 0.54)

0.69 (0.31, 1.55)

0.60 (0.30, 1.17)

0.53 (0.23, 1.20)

p = 0.082

p = 0.814

House ownership

Yes

No

Yes

No

307 (84%)

58 (16%)

307 (84%)

58 (16%)

0.45 (0.26, 0.79)

0.17 (0.03, 0.88)

0.71 (0.40, 1.24)

0.19 (0.05, 0.77)

p = 0.661

p = 0.386

Baseline parasite infection status

Yes

No

Yes

No

146 (40%)

219 (60%)

146 (40%)

219 (60%)

0.48 (0.23, 1.01)

0.31 (0.14, 0.67)

0.44 (0.20, 0.97)

0.69 (0.34, 1.43)

p = 0.048*

p = 0.696

Baseline anemia status

Yes

No

Yes

No

106 (29%)

259 (71%)

106 (29%)

259 (71%)

0.59 (0.25, 1.39)

0.32 (0.16, 0.64)

0.54 (0.23, 1.26)

0.60 (0.31, 1.15)

p = 0.577

p = 366

Baseline BMI-for-age

Thin

Normal

Thin

Normal

150 (41%)

215 (59%)

150 (41%)

215 (59%)

0.33 0.15, 0.75)

0.45 (0.23, 0.91)

0.44 (0.20, 0.97)

0.71 (0.36, 1.42)

p = 0.577

p = 0.366

  1. CI 95% confidence interval, AOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. * Statistically significant at 0.05
  3. aAdjusted for intervention