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Table 2 Results of Firth multivariable logistic regression model

From: Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis and other helminths in four districts of Madagascar

Variable

OR1

95% CI2

p-value

Age

1.02

0.99, 1.05

0.3

Sex

 Female

 

 Male

1.12

0.48, 2.69

0.8

Occupation

F armer

 

 Other

0.53

0.12, 1.90

0.3

Level of education

 No formal schooling

 

 Primary school

0.97

0.31, 3.54

> 0.9

 Secondary school or higher

1.73

0.53, 6.53

0.4

Location

 Marovoay

 

 Vatomandry

0.11

0.02, 0.50

0.003

Hookworm

 Negative

 

 Positive

4.39

1.73, 11.8

0.002

A. lumbricoides

 Negative

 

 Positive

2.45

0.72, 8.75

0.2

T. trichiura

 Negative

 

 Positive

0.98

0.28, 3.11

> 0.9

  1. Values in bold are statistically significant results
  2. 1OR = Odds Ratio
  3. 2CI = Confidence Interval
  4. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) showing the association of selected factors with PCR positivity for S. stercoralis