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Table 3 The association of intestinal parasitic infection and pre-disposing risk factors at Haike primary school children, Haike, North-East Ethiopia from April 2017 to May 2017

From: Schistosoma mansoni and other helminthes infections at Haike primary school children, North-East, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Risk factors

Category

Intestinal parasitic infection

COR (95% CI)

p value

AOR (95% CI)

p value

Positive [N (%)]

Negative [N (%)]

Water container coverage

Always

83 (30.5)

189 (69.5)

1

0.91

1

 

No

2 (28.6)

5 (71.4)

1.10 (0.21–5.77)

 

2.11 (0.29–15.42)

0.50

Water source

Lake

2 (16.7)

10 (83.3)

2.16 (0.46–10.1)

0.33

5.35 (2.97–12.32)

0.03*

River

5 (35.7)

9 (64.3)

0.78 (0.25–2.40)

0.66

1.24 (0.33–4.66)

0.79

Spring

5 (45.5)

6 (54.5)

0.52 (0.15–1.75)

0.29

0.62 (0.14–2.75)

0.53

Tape

73 (30.2)

169 (69.8)

1

 

1

 

Hand washing habit

Always

65 (28.4)

164 (71.6)

1

 

1

 

Sometimes

13 (34.2)

25 (65.8)

0.76 (0.37–1.58)

0.46

1.01 (0.41–2.47)

0.98

Never

7 (58.3)

5 (41.7)

0.28 (0.09–0.92)

0.04

0.41 (0.11–1.54)

0.19

Fishing

Yes

9 (40.9)

13 (59.1)

1.65 (0.68–4.02)

0.27

1.22 (0.45–3.32)

0.69

No

76 (29.6)

181 (70.4)

1

 

1

 

Swimming habit

Yes

59 (51.3)

56 (48.7)

5.59 (3. 21–9.75)

0.00

6.61 (3.31–13.12)

0.00*

No

26 (15.9)

138 (84.1)

1

 

1

 

Shoe wearing habit

Always

76 (29.6)

181 (70.4)

1

 

1

 

Sometimes

1 (12.50

7 (87.5)

2.94 (0.36–24.3)

0.32

0.69 (0.17–2.78)

0.60

Never

8 (57.1)

6 (42.9)

0.32 (0.11–0.94)

0.04

1.77 (0.17–18.3)

0.63

Latrine presence

Yes

78 (29.8)

184 (70.2)

1

0.33

1

 

No

7 (41.2)

10 (58.8)

0.61 (0.22–1.65)

 

0.70 (0.20–2.40)

0.57

Latrine usage habit

Always

78 (29.9)

183 (70.1)

1

 

1

 

Sometimes

5 (35.7)

9 (64.3)

0.77 (0.25–2.36)

0.61

1.14 (0.10–11.94)

0.92

Never

2 (50.0)

2 (50.0)

0.43 (0.06–3.08)

0.39

0.82 (0.06–11.54)

0.89

  1. * Factors with statistically significance