From: Incidence and risk factors of Blastocystis infection in an orphanage in Bangkok, Thailand
Characteristics | No. of enrolled subjects | No. (%) infected | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 232 | 22 (9.5) |  |
   Female | 182 | 15 (8.2) | 0.660 |
Age (months) | Â | Â | Â |
   0-12 | 202 | 1 (0.5) |  |
   13-24 | 93 | 3 (3.2) |  |
   25-36 | 24 | 7 (29.2) |  |
   37-48 | 26 | 6 (23.1) |  |
   49-60 | 12 | 7 (58.3) |  |
   > 60 | 56 | 13 (23.2) | < 0.001 |
Room no. (specific group) | Â | Â | Â |
   No. 1 (36-60 months) | 32 | 15 (46.9) |  |
   No. 2 (new born to 8 months) | 47 | 1 (2.1) |  |
   No. 3 (new enrolled) | 67 | 0 (0.0) |  |
   No. 4 (HIV- infected children) | 69 | 9 (13.0) |  |
   No. 5 (32-36 months) | 21 | 5 (23.8) |  |
   No. 6 (24-32 months) | 22 | 3 (13.6) |  |
   No. 7 (new born to 8 months) | 37 | 1 (2.7) |  |
   No. 8 (8-12 months) | 42 | 1 (2.4) |  |
   No. 9 (12-18 months) | 50 | 1 (2.0) |  |
   No. 10 (18-24 months) | 23 | 0 (0.0) |  |
   Food and milk preparation room | 4 | 1 (25.0) | < 0.001 |
Nutritional status | Â | Â | Â |
   Normal nutrition | 281 | 29 (10.3) |  |
   Undernutrition | 86 | 4 (4.7) |  |
   Overnutrition | 33 | 3 (9.1) | 0.275 |
HIV infection | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 330 | 27 (8.2) |  |
   Yes | 67 | 9 (13.4) | 0.172 |
Infected childcare worker(s) in the room | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 257 | 14 (5.4) |  |
   Yes | 119 | 18 (15.1) | 0.002 |
Diarrhea | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 371 | 31 (8.4) |  |
   Yes | 7 | 1 (14.3) | 0.464 |