Risk factors for schistosomiasis morbidity in the total study population.

Abstract

<p>OR) Odds Ratio; 95%CI) 95% Confidence Interval; Ref.) Reference category; N/A) Not Applicable; *) <i>p</i><0.05; **) <i>p</i><0.01; ***) <i>p</i><0.001.</p>a<p>For <i>S. haematobium</i>-specific bladder morbidity, the trend with age was significant at the level of <i>p</i> = 0.025 in the uni- and <i>p</i> = 0.043 in the multivariable analysis. For <i>S. mansoni</i>-specific hepatic fibrosis, the trend with age was significant in the crude analysis (<i>p</i><0.001). In the adjusted analysis the ORs for hepatic fibrosis increased with age in Diokhor Tack (<i>p</i><0.001) but they did not vary with age in Ndieumeul.</p>b<p>OR for a 10-fold increase in infection intensity.</p