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Risk factors for Opisthorchis viverrini infection in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, where the infection is highly endemic


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Personal and community information regarding knowledge, attitude, and practice associated with Opisthorchis viverrini infection: univariate analysis

FactorsNoninfected (n = 59)% Infected (n = 75)%POR crude95% CI
LowerUpper
Sex
Male213631411
Female386444590.500.780.391.59
Age, years
15–24814451
25–34814570.791.250.246.44
35–44213525330.202.380.639.03
45–54132218240.152.770.6911.19
55+91523310.03*5.111.2321.28
Marital status
Single814451
Married467861810.132.650.759.35
Divorced/widowed5810140.104.000.8020.02
Education
Elementary427161811
Junior high school35570.087.260.8264.42
High school9158110.118.330.63110.02
Higher education59110.214.440.4246.55
Occupation
Housewife712451
Farmer305147630.132.740.7410.17
Laborer91515200.162.920.6612.82
Other13229120.801.210.275.40
Knowledge
Mild437363841
Good162712160.120.510.221.19
Perceived susceptibility
Mild2315201
Good579760800.01*0.140.030.64
Perceived severity
Mild358111
Good569567890.250.450.111.77
Perceived benefits
Mild1119681
Good488169920.072.640.917.61
Perceived barriers
Mild396651681
Good203424320.820.920.441.90
Chopped raw-fish salad (koi pla)
Not eat1729111
Eat42714199<0.01*29.953.85233.12
Briefly fermented fish (pla som)
Not eat14249121
Eat457666880.082.280.915.72
Briefly fermented fish stuffed with rice (pla jom)
Not eat172911151
Eat427164850.049*2.361.005.52
Sawn raw fermented fish (jaewbhong)
Not eat35341
Eat56957290.761.290.256.62
Raw fermented fish (pla ra)
Not eat12451
Eat589871950.300.310.032.81
The family had consumption of raw fresh fish
No71219251
Yes528856750.060.400.151.02
Have a friend who consumes raw fresh fish
No712681
Yes528869920.461.550.494.88
The people in community had consumed raw fresh fish
No142424321
Yes457651680.290.660.311.43

Factors associated with Opisthorchis viverrini infection: multivariate analysis

FactorsNoninfected (n =59)%Infected (n = 75)%POR adjusted95% CI
LowerUpper
Age, years
15–24814451
25–34814570.971.040.176.25
35–44213525330.074.100.8919.03
45–54132218240.153.210.6615.64
55+91523310.02*6.361.2831.66
Perceived susceptibility
Mild2315201
Good579760800.02*0.150.030.74
Chopped raw-fish salad (koi pla)
Not eat1729111
Eat42717499<0.01*28.743.59230.24

Baseline characteristics of participants

CharacteristicsNumber (N = 134)%
Sex
Male5239
Female8261
Age, yearsn (mean age, SD)
15–2412 (18.08, 3.66)9
25–3413 (30.92, 2.43)10
35–4446 (39.74, 2.70)34
45–5431 (49.94, 2.74)23
55+32 (61.25, 5.29)24
Mean (SD) years44.4 (13.25)
Marital status
Single129
Married10780
Divorced/widowed1511
Education
Elementary10377
Junior high school86
High school1713
Higher education64
Occupation
Housewife118
Farmer7757
Laborer2418
Other2217
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Language:
English
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Journal Subjects:
Medicine, Assistive Professions, Nursing, Basic Medical Science, other, Clinical Medicine