Hookworm Infection among Pregnant Women at First Antenatal Visit in Lira, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Factors associated with hookworm infection among pregnant women attending their first ANC visit at Ogur Health Center, Lira district, northern Uganda.

Variable	Crude OR^a (95% CI)	value	Adjusted OR^a (95% CI)
Mother’s age
≤20	1		—
21-30	1.0	0.953
>30	2.1	0.128
Religion
Moslem	1		—
Christian	0.67	0.607
Marital status
Single	1	1	—
Married	0.41 (0.18-0.94)	0.036
Mother’s education
None	1		1
Primary	0.50 (0.23-1.08)	0.078	0.70 (0.30-1.6)
Secondary or higher	0.10 (0.01-0.77)	0.027	0.17 (0.02-1.4)
Gestational age
1st trimester	1
2^nd-3^rd trimester	0.90 (0.46-1.77)	0.760	—
Water source
Safe	1		1
Unsafe	3.2 (1.6-6.7)	0.002	2.8 (1.3-6.2)
Boiling drinking water
Yes	1		—
No	4.2 (0.98-17.8)	0.054
Pit latrine utilization
Yes	1		1
No	3.9 (1.4-11.0)	0.009	3.2 (1.1-9.8)
Gardening shoes
Yes	1		1
No	4.3 (2.0-9.2)	<0.001	3.4 (1.6-7.5)
Floor type
Concrete	1		—
Earth	2.7 (0.80-9.1)	0.108

^aOR: odds ratio.