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Table 3 Risk factors of intestinal helminth infections of wereda Medebay Zana north western Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017

From: Prevalence of intestinal helminths and associated factors among school children of Medebay Zana wereda; North Western Tigray, Ethiopia 2017

Variables

Laboratory result

CO (CI 95%)

AOR (CI 95%)

p-value

Positive

n (%)

Negative

n (%)

Level of education of mother

 Illiterate

21 (9.2)

208 (90.8)

0.489 [0.270–0.883]

0.272 [0.127, 0.580]

0.001*

 Literate

31 (17.1)

150 (82.9)

1

1

Place of defecation

 Latrine

9 (6)

142 (94)

1

1

0.023*

 Open field

43 (16.6)

216 (83.3)

3.329 [1.574–7.037]

2.626 [1.145, 6.020]

Hand washing before meal

 Yes

10 (5)

209 (95)

1

1

0.000*

 No

42 (22)

149 (78)

5.959 [2.898, 12.25]

8.999 [3.725, 21.74]

Hand washing after defecation

 Always

5 (9)

80 (94.1)

1

1

0.003*

 Sometimes

19 (9)

192 (91)

1.583 [0. 571–4.387]

1.536 [0.463, 5.094]

 Not at all

28 (24.6)

86 (75.4)

5.209 [1.918, 14.14]

5.766 [1.784, 18.63]

Eating unwashed vegetable

 Always

24 (28)

61 (71. 8)

5.587 [2.519, 12.38]

5.675 [2.186–14.73

0.0001*

 Sometimes

18 (10.4)

155 (89.6)

1.649 [0.7373.692]

1.139 [0.442–2.932]

 

 Not at all

10 (6.6)

142 (93.4)

1

1