Table 1 Demographic characteristics and relative frequency of Ascariasis in children with rhinitis and healthy controls
Variable | Children with rhinitis (n = 81) | Children without rhinitis (n = 101) | P-value | OR crude (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Infected (%) | Number (%) | Infected (%) | |||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 44 (54.3) | 6 (13.6) | 57 (56.4) | 2 (3.5) | 0.77 | 1 |
Female | 37 (45.7) | 4 (10.8) | 44 (54.3) | 2 (4.5) | 1.09 (0.61–1.96) | |
Age | ||||||
< 6 | 26 (32.1) | 3 (11.5) | 49 (48.5) | 1 (2.0) | 0.025 | 1 |
> 6 | 55 (67.9) | 7 (12.7) | 52 (51.5) | 3 (5.8) | 1.99 (1.09–3.66) | |
Residence | ||||||
Urban | 58 (71.6) | 7 (12.1) | 52 (51.5) | 1 (1.9) | 0.006 | 2.38 (1.28–4.42) |
Rural | 23 (28.4) | 3 (13.0) | 49 (48.5) | 3 (6.1) | 1 | |
Family income | ||||||
< 1500,000 T | 56 (69.1) | 7 (12.5) | 73 (72.3) | 3 (4.1) | 0.64 | 1 |
≥ 1500,000 T | 25 (30.9) | 3 (12.0) | 28 (27.7) | 1 (3.6) | 1.16 (0.61–2.21) | |
Dog contact | ||||||
No | 76 (93.8) | 8 (10.5) | 88 (87.1) | 4 (4.5) | 0.13 | 1 |
Yes | 5 (6.2) | 2 (40.0) | 13 (12.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0.45 (0.15–1.31) | |
Cat contact | ||||||
No | 78 (96.3) | 10 (12.8) | 98 (97.0) | 4 (4.1) | 0.78 | 1 |
Yes | 3 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.26 (0.25–6.40) | |
Frequent contact with the soil | ||||||
No | 67 (82.7) | 4 (6.0) | 89 (88.1) | 1 (1.1) | 0.3 | 1 |
Yes | 14 (17.3) | 6 (42.9) | 12 (11.9) | 3 (25.0) | 1.55 (0.67–3.57) | |
Eating unwashed vegetable | ||||||
No | 77 (95.1) | 6 (12.3) | 95 (94.1) | 4 (4.2) | 0.77 | 1 |
Yes | 4 (4.9) | 4 (100.0) | 6 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0.82 (0.22–3.02) | |
Parents education | ||||||
Diploma and less | 37 (45.7) | 5 (13.5) | 80 (79.2) | 2 (2.5) | < 0.001 | 1 |
College and above | 44 (54.3) | 5 (11.4) | 21 (20.8) | 2 (9.5) | 4.53 (2.37–8.68) | |
Mother’s occupation | ||||||
Employed | 21 (25.9) | 4 (19.0) | 7 (6.9) | 1 (14.3) | < 0.001 | 4.70 (1.88–11.73) |
Housewife | 60 (74.1) | 6 (10.0 | 94 (93.1) | 3 (3.2) | 1 | |
Father’s occupation | ||||||
Government employment and other | 79 (97.5) | 9 (11.4) | 93 (92.1) | 4 (4.3) | 0.11 | 1 |
Agricultural activities | 2 (2.5) | 1 (50.0) | 8 (7.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0.29 (0.06–1.43) | |
Water source | ||||||
Treated | 67 (82.7) | 6 (9.0) | 89 (88.1) | 2 (2.2) | 0.3 | 1 |
Untreated | 14 (17.3) | 4 (28.6) | 12 (11.9) | 2 (16.7) | 1.55 (0.67–3.56) | |
Family atopic history | ||||||
Yes | 35 (43.2) | 5 (14.3) | 5 (5.0) | 1 (20.0) | < 0.001 | 14.60 (5.37–39.7) |
No | 46 (56.8) | 5 (10.9) | 96 (95.0) | 3 (3.1) | 1 | |
Parents smoking | ||||||
Yes | 70 (86.4) | 7 (10.0) | 65 (64.4) | 4 (4.6) | 3.52 (1.65–7.50) | |
No | 11 (13.6) | 3 (27.3) | 36 (35.6) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 | 1 |