Table 5 Association of socio-economic variables with intestinal parasitic infections in 507 schoolchildren aged 6–10 years old from Sinaloa (n = 356) and Oaxaca (n = 151).

Family monthly income

   >2 minimum daily wage^a

237

1.0

   <2 minimum daily wage

270

6.0

1.6–22.6

Mother

Laboral activity

   Employed^a

187

1.0

   Unemployed

320

4.5

2.5–8.2

Primary education

   Complete^a

190

1.0

   Incomplete

317

3.3

1.5–7.4

Defecation

   Pit/latrine^a

436

1.0

   Open area

71

2.4

2.0–3.0

Floor

   Cement^a

304

1.0

   Bare-earth

203

0.9

0.6–1.3

Gender

   Male^a

274

1.0

   Female

233

0.7

0.5–1.0

Age

507

0.6

0.3–1.1