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Tungíase: doença negligenciada causando patologia grave

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Published by Maney Publishing (c) Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine<br />

TABLE 2. Bivariate analysis factors associated with hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans (HrCLM), determined<br />

using the data from 1184 subjects<br />

Variable<br />

No. of<br />

subjects<br />

No. and<br />

(%)<br />

positive<br />

Current HrCLM (N560)<br />

CUTANEOUS LARVA MIGRANS IN BRAZIL 57<br />

Odds ratio and<br />

(95% confidence<br />

interval) P<br />

No. and<br />

(%)<br />

positive<br />

Current or previous<br />

HrCLM (N5150) *<br />

Odds ratio<br />

and (95%<br />

confidence<br />

interval) P<br />

SOCIO–DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS<br />

Gender<br />

Male 559 33 (5.9) 1.38 (0.80–2.43) 0.23 70 (12.5) 0.96 (0.68–1.40) 0.93<br />

Female 625 27 (4.3) 80 (12.8)<br />

Age-group (years)<br />

,15 569 50 (8.8) 5.82 (2.88–13.00) ,0.0001 108 (19.0) 3.20 (2.17–4.78) ,0.0001<br />

>15 615 10 (1.6) 42 (6.8)<br />

Literacy<br />

Illiterate 354 23 (6.5) 1.48 (0.82–2.64) 0.19 51 (14.4) 1.19 (0.81–1.74) 0.34<br />

Literate 760 34 (4.5) 94 (12.4)<br />

Monthly family income (R$) {<br />

,200 662 33 (5.0) 1.20 (0.64–2.29) 0.66 95 (14.4) 1.71 (1.14–2.63) 0.01<br />

>200 428 18 (4.2) 38 (8.9)<br />

No. of people in household:<br />

>4 903 45 (5.0) 1.58 (0.66–4.61) 0.35 120 (13.3) 2.05 (1.12–4.06) 0.14<br />

,4 187 6 (3.2) 13 (7.0)<br />

HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS<br />

Type of house<br />

Palm products or<br />

similar<br />

14 1 (7.1) 1.58 (0.04–10.91) 0.49 4 (28.6) 2.94 (0.66–10.35) 0.08<br />

Bricks/adobe 1076 50 (4.7) 129 (12.0)<br />

Type of floor inside house<br />

Sand/clay 148 11 (7.4) 1.81 (0.82–3.70) 0.09 30 (20.3) 2.07 (1.27–3.30) 0<br />

Concrete/tiles<br />

Electricity?<br />

942 40 (4.3) 103 (10.9)<br />

No 127 8 (6.3) 0.37 (0.57–3.19) 0.37 20 (15.8) 1.41 (0.79–2.39) 0.2<br />

Yes<br />

Toilet<br />

963 43 (4.5) 113 (11.7)<br />

None 211 12 (5.7) 1.30 (0.61–2.59) 0.47 35 (16.6) 1.58 (1.01–2.44) 0.035<br />

Pit latrine/water<br />

closet<br />

879 39 (4.4) 98 (11.2)<br />

Public waste collection?<br />

No 139 9 (6.5) 1.50 (0.63–3.21) 0.28 23 (16.6) 1.52 (0.89–2.51) 0.1<br />

Yes 951 42 (4.4) 110 (11.6)<br />

BEHAVIOURAL FACTORS<br />

Dog ownership?<br />

Yes 401 17 (4.2) 0.76 (0.41–1.39) 0.4 53 (13.2) 1.08 (0.74–1.56) 0.71<br />

No 783 43 (5.5) 97 (12.4)<br />

Cat ownership?<br />

Yes 391 13 (3.3) 0.55 (0.27–1.04) 0.07 46 (11.8) 0.88 (0.60–1.30) 0.58<br />

No 793 47 (5.9) 104 (13.1)<br />

Spends evening in area?<br />

Yes 1032 54 (5.2) 1.52 (0.47–7.80) 0.62 139 (13.5) 1.76 (0.79–4.06) 0.18<br />

No 86 3 (3.5) 7 (8.1)<br />

Walks barefoot?<br />

Always 43 5 (11.6) 11.6 (1.52–20.33) 0.006 8 (18.6) 3.09 (1.14–7.52) 0.013<br />

Sometimes 480 30 (6.3) 3.03 (1.42–7.03) 0.002 82 (17.1) 2.79 (1.78–4.43) ,0.0001<br />

Never 465 10 (2.2) 32 (6.9)<br />

* The 60 individuals with current infestation plus 90 with history of infestation in the previous 6 months.<br />

{ At the time of this study 2.40 Brazilian Reais (R$) were the equivalent of U.S.$1.00.

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