Socio-demographic variables | Total N (%) | STH | P-value | Anaemia | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | Yes | No | |||||
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 245 (55.3) | 131 (54.8) | 114 (55.9) | 31 | 213 | 1.0 | ||
Female | 198 (44.7) | 108 (45.2) | 90 (44.1) | 0.286 | 37 | 161 | 1.90 (0.72, 3.02) | 0.47 |
Age groups | ||||||||
6–8 | 152 (34.3) | 94 (21.2) | 58 (13.1) | 21 | 125 | 1.0 | ||
9–11 | 142 (32.1) | 70 (15.8) | 72 (16.3) | 0.054 | 27 | 136 | 1.39 (0.94, 2.72) | |
12–15 | 149 (33.6) | 75 (16.9) | 74 (16.7) | 20 | 114 | 1.21 (0.67, 1.93) | 0.63 | |
Source of water | ||||||||
Untreated | 199 (44.9) | 127 (63.8) | 72 (36.2) | 0.000 | NA | NA | ||
Treated | 244 (55.1) | 112 (45.9) | 132 (54.1) | NA | NA | – | – | |
Frequency of sucking fingers/nails | ||||||||
Always | 120 (27.1) | 79 (65.8) | 41 (34.2) | NA | NA | – | – | |
Sometimes | 226 (51.0) | 96 (42.5) | 130 (57.5) | 0.000 | NA | NA | ||
Never | 54 (12.2) | 41 (75.9) | 13 (24.1) | NA | NA | |||
Don’t know | 43 (9.7) | 23 (53.5) | 20 (46.5) | NA | NA | |||
Place of defecation | ||||||||
Open field | 148 (33.4) | 89 (60.1) | 59 (39.9) | 0.040 | NA | NA | – | – |
Toilet | 295 (66.6) | 150 (50.8) | 145 (49.2) | NA | NA | |||
Family size | ||||||||
1–3 | 79 (17.8) | 30 (38.0) | 49 (62.0) | NA | NA | – | – | |
4–6 | 265 (59.8) | 132 (49.8) | 133 (50.2) | 0.221 | NA | NA | ||
> 7 | 99 (22.4) | 77 (77.8) | 22 (22.2) | NA | NA | |||
Undernutrition | ||||||||
No | 315 (71.1) | 172 (54.6) | 143 (45.4) | 214 | 101 | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 128 (28.9) | 67 (52.3) | 61 (47.7) | 0.213 | 83 | 45 | 2.95 (1.68, 4.81) | 0.007 |