Demographic, socioeconomic, parasitological, and micronutrient variables associated with hookworm infection, stratified by school-aged children and women.

<p>In April 2010, stool, urine and blood samples were collected from 324 individuals and socio-demographic variables obtained from the readily available database of the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system located in south-central Côte d'Ivoire. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to calculate the association between hookworm infection as outcome and demographic, geographic, socioeconomic, parasitic, micronutrient, and inflammatory explanatory variables. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) are reported with their 95% confidence intervals (CI).. Significant associations are in bold.</p><p>N/A, not applicable.</p

Baseline characteristics of soil-transmitted helminth, schistosome, and <i>P. falciparum</i> infections in three different age groups.

<p>Prevalence, median, and arithmetic means, as determined from stool, urine, and finger-prick blood samples collected from 324 individuals in the Taabo health demographic surveillance system in south-central Côte d'Ivoire in April 2010.</p>*<p>P-value based on χ² or Fisher's exact test, as appropriate, between groups.</p><p>CI, confidence interval; EPG, eggs per gram of stool.</p

Demographic, socioeconomic, parasitological, and micronutrient variables associated with <i>P. falciparum</i> infection, stratified by study group.

<p>In April 2010, stool, urine, and blood samples were collected from 324 individuals and socio-demographic variables obtained from the readily available database of the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system located in south-central Côte d'Ivoire. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to calculate the association between <i>P. falciparum</i> infection as outcome and demographic, geographic, socioeconomic, parasitic, micronutrient, and inflammatory explanatory variables. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) are reported with their 95% confidence intervals (CI). Significant associations are in bold.</p><p>N/A, not applicable.</p

Overview of asset possession and the calculated socioeconomic status among 187 adults in rural Côte d'Ivoire.

<p>Overview of asset possession and the calculated socioeconomic status among 187 adults interviewed in the Taabo health demographic surveillance system, south-central Côte d'Ivoire, in June 2010.</p>a<p>Reports the average number of people per sleeping room in the respective wealth quintile.</p

Attrition analysis comparing sociodemographic determinants between included and excluded individuals.

<p>The sociodemographic determinants of the 248 individuals who participated in the questionnaire survey were collected in the Taabo health demographic surveillance system, south-central Côte d'Ivoire, in June 2010.</p>a<p><i>P</i>-values from comparing the number of included individuals <i>vs.</i> the number of excluded individuals with a specific sociodemographic determinant by using χ² and Fisher's exact test, as appropriate.</p

Educational level and main sector of occupation among 187 adults in rural Côte d'Ivoire.

<p>Educational level and main sector of occupation among 187 adults interviewed in the Taabo health demographic surveillance system, south-central Côte d'Ivoire, in June 2010. Results are stratified by age and sex.</p>a<p>Participants being farmer, fisher, hunter, or housewife.</p>b<p>Participants being builder or artisan.</p>c<p>Participants being driver, housekeeper, watchman, merchant, trader, hairdresser, gastronome, healer, nurse, teacher, student, office worker, or policeman.</p

Flow chart of the participation and compliance in the present study.

<p>The study was carried out in June 2010, readily embedded in the second annual cross-sectional epidemiological survey of the Taabo health demographic surveillance system.</p

Attrition analysis comparing mean domain and overall quality of life scores between included and excluded individuals.

<p>The domain and overall quality of life (QoL) scores of the 248 individuals who participated in the questionnaire survey were collected in the Taabo health demographic surveillance system, south-central Côte d'Ivoire, in June 2010.</p>a<p><i>P</i>-values from comparing the mean domain and overall QoL scores between included and excluded individuals by using Wilcoxon rank sum test.</p

Prevalence and intensities of helminth and <i>Plasmodium</i> spp. infections, stratified by age and sex among 187 adults in rural Côte d'Ivoire.

<p>Prevalence and intensities of helminth and <i>Plasmodium</i> spp. infections among 187 adults examined in the Taabo health demographic surveillance system, south-central Côte d'Ivoire, in June 2010. The thresholds of helminth infection intensities are in accordance with WHO guidelines provided in reference <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001855#pntd.0001855-WHO1" target="_blank">[11]</a>.</p>a<p>Prevalence obtained by urine filtration method (one urine sample per person, single filtration).</p>b<p>Prevalence obtained by Kato-Katz method (one stool sample per person, duplicate Kato-Katz thick smears per sample).</p>c<p>Prevalence obtained by rapid diagnostic test (one RDT per person).</p

Box plots illustrating the different domain and overall quality of life scores as revealed in the present study.

<p>The study was carried out in June 2010, readily embedded in the second annual cross-sectional epidemiological survey of the Taabo health demographic surveillance system. The different domain and overall quality of life (QoL) scores were obtained through questionnaire-based QoL interviews with the study participants. The participants' scores were measured on a scale from 0 to 100, as detailed on the y-axis of the figure, with higher scores indicating higher wellbeing. Domain 1, environmental wellbeing; domain 2, psychological wellbeing; domain 3, physical wellbeing; domain 4, social wellbeing. Box plot: the ends of the box represent the 25^th and 75^th percentile of the scores; the middle line represents the median; the lower whisker represents the lowest value between the lower quartile and the lower quartile−1.5*(interquartile range); the upper whisker represents the highest value between the upper quartile and the upper quartile+1.5*(interquartile range); the small squares, triangles, and crosses indicate outliers.</p