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Table 1 Logistic regression for risk of S. mansoni co-infection among study participants at Chwahit Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013

From: Prevalence and clinical correlates of Schistosoma mansoni co-infection among malaria infected patients, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency of S. mansoni co-infection

β (95 % CI)

S. mansoni co-infected (%)

Malaria only infected (%)

Sex

 Male

28 (21.5)

102 (78.5)

1

 Female

12 (16.0)

63 (84.0)

0.686 (0.31–1.516)

Age

 6–10

5 (23.8)

16 (76.2)

2.494 (0.661–9.41)

 11–15

5 (18.2)

21 (80.8)

1.958 (0.52–7.37)

 16–20

13 (26.0)

37 (74.0)

3.04 (1.04–8.94)*

 21–25

6 (20.0)

24 (80.0)

2.22 (0.63–7.83)

 26–30

5 (20.0)

20 (80.0)

1.97 (0.53–7.39)

 30+

6 (11.3)

47 (88.7)

1.00

Residence

 Urban

6 (13.3)

39 (86.7)

1.00

 Rural

34 (21.4)

126 (78.6)

1.57 (0.58–4.2)

Living nearby swampy area

 Yes

22 (22.7)

75 (77.3)

1.54 (0.73–3.26)

 No

18 (16.7)

90 (83.3)

1.00

  1. β coefficient of regression, CI confidence interval
  2. * Statistically significant with p value less than 0.05