Table 4 Association between mothers’ attitude to STH infections and deworming to periodic deworming practice in preschool children in Abakpa-Nike, Enugu, Nigeria, N = 433
To what extent do you agree or disagree with these statements | Total (%) (N = 433) | Periodic deworming of Index child | Crude OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 182) | No (n = 251) | ||||
STH infection is a serious infection in preschool children | |||||
 – Agree + Strongly Agree | 350 (80.8%) | 156 (85.7%) | 194 (77.3%) | 0.57 (0.34–0.94) | 0.035 |
 – Indifferent + Disagree + Strongly Disagree | 83 (19.2%) | 26 (14.3%) | 57 (22.7%) |  | |
Deworming for STH is good for preschool children | |||||
 – Agree + Strongly Agree | 358 (82.7%) | 161 (88.5%) | 197 (78.5%) | 0.48 (0.28–0.82) | 0.007 |
 – Indifferent + Disagree + Strongly Disagree | 75 (17.3%) | 21 (11.5%) | 54 (21.5%) |  | |
Periodic deworming of preschool children for STH infections is very difficult to practice | |||||
 – Agree + Strongly Agree | 23 (5.3%) | 8 (4.4%) | 15 (6.0%) | 1.38 (0.57–3.33) | 0.522 |
 – Indifferent + Disagree + Strongly Disagree | 410 (94.7%) | 174 (95.6%) | 236 (94.0%) |  | |
Periodic deworming of preschool children for STH infections is very expensive to practice | |||||
 – Agree + Strongly Agree | 28 (6.5%) | 10 (5.5%) | 18 (7.2%) | 1.33 (0.60–2.95) | 0.556 |
 – Indifferent + Disagree + Strongly Disagree | 405 (93.5%) | 172 (94.5%) | 233 (92.8%) |  | |
Periodic deworming for STH infections is not necessary for preschool children | |||||
 – Agree + Strongly Agree | 30 (6.9%) | 5 (2.7%) | 25 (10.0%) | 3.92 (1.47–10.44) | 0.004 |
 – Indifferent + Disagree + Strongly Disagree | 403 (93.1%) | 177 (97.3%) | 226 (90.0%) |  | |
Deworming for STH infections makes preschool children sick | |||||
 – Agree + Strongly Agree | 17 (3.9%) | 5 (2.7%) | 12 (4.8%) | 1.77 (0.62–5.14) | 0.326 |
 – Indifferent + Disagree + Strongly Disagree | 416 (96.1%) | 177 (97.3%) | 239 (95.2%) |  | |