Table 2 Risk factors of HAV infection among HAV-negative and HAV-positive groups
HAV negative | HAV positive | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Maternal education | Did not complete primary education | 68 | 38.6% | 20 | 83.3% | 0.000 |
Primary education | 88 | 50.0% | 4 | 16.7% | ||
Secondary education or tertiary | 20 | 11.4% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
Paternal education | Did not complete primary education | 62 | 35.2% | 18 | 75.0% | 0.001 |
Primary education | 90 | 51.1% | 5 | 20.8% | ||
Secondary education or tertiary | 24 | 13.6% | 1 | 4.2% | ||
Cleaning | Dirty | 92 | 52.3% | 18 | 75.0% | 0.036 |
Clean | 84 | 47.7% | 6 | 25.0% | ||
Household crowding (persons/home) | 4 or less | 82 | 46.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 |
More than 4 | 94 | 53.4% | 24 | 100.0% | ||
No. of rooms | 2 or less | 122 | 69.3% | 16 | 66.7% | 0.792 |
More than 2 | 54 | 30.7% | 8 | 33.3% | ||
Water source | Piped water without filter | 167 | 94.9% | 22 | 91.7% | 0.000 |
Bottled or filtered | 9 | 5.1% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
Well | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 8.3% | ||
Sanitary facility | Flush toilet | 140 | 79.5% | 11 | 45.8% | 0.000 |
Pit toilet | 36 | 20.5% | 11 | 45.8% | ||
Out house | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 8.3% | ||