Table 2.
Characteristics associated with the completion of at least 1 ova and parasite stool test
| CHARACTERISTICS | NO. COMPLETING A TEST (NO. REFERRED) | PROPORTION COMPLETING A TEST (95% CI) | P VALUE* | UNIVARIATE RR (95% CI) | MULTIVARIATE RR† (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1030 (1390) | 74.1 (71.7 to 76.4) | NA | NA | NA |
| Age at intake, y | .20 | ||||
| • < 6 | 125 (177) | 70.6 (63.3 to 77.2) | 0.92 (0.83 to 1.02) | 0.90 (0.82 to 1.00) | |
| • 6–18 | 234 (328) | 71.3 (66.1 to 76.2) | 0.93 (0.86 to 1.01) | 0.93 (0.86 to 1.01) | |
| • 19–39 (reference) | 496 (647) | 76.7 (73.2 to 79.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| • ≥ 40 | 175 (238) | 73.5 (67.4 to 79.0) | 0.96 (0.88 to 1.05) | 1.00 (0.92 to 1.09) | |
| Sex | .39 | ||||
| • Male | 522 (695) | 75.1 (71.7 to 78.3) | 1.03 (0.97 to 1.09) | NA | |
| • Female (reference) | 508 (695) | 73.1 (69.6 to 76.4) | 1.00 | NA | |
| Region of last residence§ | < .001 | ||||
| • Sub-Saharan Africa | 499 (645) | 77.4 (74.0 to 80.5) | 1.23 (1.11 to 1.36) | 1.23 (1.11 to 1.36) | |
| • North Africa | 41 (53) | 77.4 (73.8 to 87.7) | 1.23 (1.03 to 1.46) | 1.22 (1.03 to 1.46) | |
| • Middle East (reference) | 171 (271) | 63.1 (57.1 to 68.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| • Asia | 247 (285) | 86.7 (82.2 to 90.4) | 1.37 (1.24 to 1.52) | 1.39 (1.25 to 1.55) | |
| • Latin America | 40 (57) | 70.2 (56.6 to 81.6) | 1.11 (0.92 to 1.35) | 1.13 (0.93 to 1.37) | |
| • Europe or North America | 32 (79) | 40.5 (29.6 to 52.1) | 0.64 (0.48 to 0.85) | 0.64 (0.49 to 0.85) | |
| Refugee camp history | .003 | ||||
| • Yes (reference) | 199 (258) | 77.1 (71.5 to 82.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| • No | 66 (74) | 89.2 (79.8 to 95.2) | 1.16 (1.04 to 1.28) | 1.22 (1.10 to 1.36) | |
| • Unknown | 765 (1058) | 72.3 (69.5 to 75.0) | 0.94 (0.87 to 1.01) | 1.01 (0.94 to 1.09) |
NA—not applicable, RR—relative risk.
↵* P values are from
2 tests.↵† The multivariate model included age group, region of last residence, and refugee camp history. Sex was dropped from the model because it was non-significant.
↵§ Regions adapted from the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Indicators regional groupings.15