Table 1 Unadjusted effects of HIV status and demographic factors on the positivity of Cryptosporidium and Strongyloides stercoralis, Yirgalem Hospital, southern Ethiopia, 2007.
Characteristics | Total (%) | Type of parasite | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Cryptosporidium species | Strongyloides stercoralis | ||||
| Â | Â | Positive (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P- value | Positive (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P- value |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 119 (31.0) | 5 (4.2) | 1 | Â | 3 (2.5) | 1 | Â |
Urban | 265 (69.0) | 47 (17.7) | 4.9 (1.9-12.7) | 0.001 | 24 (9.1) | 3.9 (1.1-13.0) | 0.03 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 20 | 46 (12.0) | 2 (4.3) | 1 | Â | 1 (2.2) | 1 | Â |
20-29 | 107 (27.9) | 14 (13.1) | 3.3 (0.7- 15.2) | 0.12 | 5 (4.7) | 2.2(0.3-19.4) | 0.47 |
30-39 | 126 (32.8) | 21 (16.7) | 4.4 (1.0- 19.6) | 0.05 | 12 (9.5) | 4.7(0.6-37.5) | 0.14 |
40-49 | 69 (18.0) | 10 (14.5) | 3.7 (0.7- 17.9) | 0.10 | 7 (10.1) | 5.1(0.6-42.8) | 0.14 |
≥ 50 | 36 (9.4) | 5 (13.9) | 3.6 (0.7- 19.5) | 0.15 | 2 (5.6) | 2.6(0.2-30.4) | 0.44 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 224 (58.3) | 25 (11.2) | 1 | Â | 15 (6.7) | 1 | Â |
Female | 160 (41.7) | 27 (16.9) | 1.6 (0.9-2.9) | 0.11 | 12 (7.5) | 1.1 (0.5-2.5.) | 0.76 |
HIV status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
HIV negative | 192 (50) | 4 (2.1) | 1 | Â | 4 (2.1) | 1 | Â |
HIV positive | 192 (50) | 48 (25) | 15.7 (5.5-44.5) | 0.000 | 23 (12.0) | 6.4 (2.2-18.9) | 0.001 |
Stage 1 | 4 (2.1) | 1 (25) | 15.7 (1.3-185.3) | 0.03 | 0 | - | Â |
Stage 2 | 30 (15.6) | 8 (26.7) | 17.1 (4.8-61.4) | 0.000 | 5 (16.6) | 9.4 (2.4-37.3) | 0.001 |
Stage 3 | 77 (40.1) | 21 (27.3) | 17.6 (5.8-53.5) | 0.000 | 7 (9.1) | 4.7 (1.3-16.5) | 0.02 |
Stage 4 | 81 (42.2) | 18 (22.2) | 13.4 (4.4-41.1) | 0.000 | 11 (13.6) | 7.3 (2.3-23.9) | 0.001 |