Prevalence and risk factors for intestinal parasitic infections in pregnant women residing in three districts of Bogotá, Colombia

Table 4 Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections by living conditions and hygiene habits of 331 participants

Characteristic	N	Any parasite			Polyparasitism
Characteristic	N	n	%	p value	N	%	p value
Piped water supply
Yes	314	129	41.1	0.63	29	9.2	0.66
No	17	8	47.1	0.63	2	11.8	0.66
Sewage
Yes	315	129	41.0	0.47	29	9.2	0.65
No	16	8	50.0	0.47	2	12.5	0.65
Garbage collection
> 2 times per week	277	112	40.4	0.44	26	9.4	0.96
≤ 2 times per week	52	24	46.2	0.44	5	9.6	0.96
Presence of pets
No	135	55	40.7	0.84	11	8.1	0.52
Yes	196	82	41.8	0.84	20	10.2	0.52
Last deworming of participant
Less than 1 year ago	59	20	33.9	0.01	5	8.5	0.32
More than 1 year ago	106	55	51.9		13	12.3
Never	135	48	35.6		9	6.7
Boiling water before drinking
Yes	122	51	41.8	0.89	12	9.8	0.84
No	207	85	41.1	0.89	19	9.2	0.84
Washing fruit and vegetables
Yes	317	131	41.3	0.90	30	9.5	1.00
No	14	6	42.9	0.90	6	15.0	1.00
Place for washing hands at home
Sink	230	91	39.6	0.28	17	7.4	0.06
Other^a	100	46	46.0	0.28	14	14.0	0.06
Water availability for washing hands at home
From tap water	274	114	41.6	0.94	26	9.5	0.90
From water tank	56	23	41.1	0.94	5	8.9	0.90
Washing hands before eating
Yes	211	92	43.6	0.27	21	10.0	0.63
No	120	45	37.5	0.27	10	8.3	0.63
Washing hands after going to the toilet
Yes	280	112	40.0	0.23	27	9.6	0.69
No	51	25	49.0	0.23	4	7.8	0.69
Walking barefoot at home
No	177	73	41.2	0.95	14	7.9	0.33
Yes	154	64	41.6	0.95	17	11.0	0.33

The following variables had missing data: garbage collection (2 missing), last deworming of participants (31 missing), boiling water before drinking (2 missing), place for washing hands at home (1 missing), water availability for washing hands at home (1 missing)
^aKitchen sink or scullery

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