Epidemiologic Study of Enterobius vermicularis Infection among Schoolchildren in the Republic of Marshall Islands

Table 2

Logistic regression analysis of personal hygiene associated with Enterobius vermicularis infection among primary schoolchildren in the Marshall Islands.

Variables	EV
	OR	95% CI	value
Washing hands before eating
Infrequent	1.00	0.19–2.02	0.43
Frequent	0.62
Washing hands after using toilet facilities
Infrequent	1.00	0.32–3.15	0.99
Frequent	1.01
Finger sucking
No	1.00	0.69-5.74	0.21
Yes	1.99
Keeping fingernails short
No	1.00	0.45–2.45	0.92
Yes	1.05
Way of bathing
Showering	1.00	0.54–3.84	0.46
Bathing in a tub	1.44
Taking a bath after getting up
No	1.00	0.58–6.69	0.28
Yes	1.96
Taking a bath every day
No	1.00	0.13–5.57	0.87
Yes	0.86
Bathing with the help of family members
No	1.00	0.48–2.28	0.92
Yes	1.04
Cleaning house every day
No	1.00	0.09–2.04	0.29
Yes	0.43
Type of bed
Matting	1.00	0.29–1.37	0.24
Wood or spring mattress	0.63
Changing bedding less than two weeks
No	1.00	0.04–1.48	0.13
Yes	0.25
Sharing bedroom with family members
No	1.00	0.38–2.45	0.94
Yes	0.96
Sharing bed with family members
No	1.00	0.76–5.52	0.15
Yes	2.05