Table 3 Association between epidemiological factors, laboratory findings and the presence of Giardia trophozoites in stool samples from children living in temporary housing after the 1999 earthquake disaster in Armenia.

Municipal water service versus individual water tank

10/159

0/58

?

?-1.1

0.06

Lipid drops in stools

2/16

8/201

3.41

0.45–16.5

0.16

Flu symptoms

6/81

4/136

2.62

0.69–10.8

0.11

Plastic stock of food versus carton stock of food

1/19

9/198

1.16

0.050–7.71

0.97

Leukocytes

1/22

9/195

0.98

0.04–6.44

0.66

Yeast in stools

4/93

6/124

0.88

0.21–3.0

0.69

Communal toilet (versus individual toilet)

1/25

9/192

0.84

0.03–5.50

0.71

Mucus in fecal sample

1/26

9/191

0.80

0.03–5.24

0.72

Diarrhea

1/42

9/175

0.45

0.01–2.86

0.88

Clean lodgment

3/118

7/99

0.34

0.07–1.34

0.97