Table 3 Risk factors for intestinal parasitic infections among ART attendant HIV patients at ART clinic of Kombolcha Health Center from June 2016 to August 2016
Characteristics | Category | Total number | Intestinal parasitic infection | P-value | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive [N (%)] | Negative [N (%)] | |||||
Hand washing habit | Always | 215 (96.4) | 31 (13.9) | 184 (82.5) | Â | 1 |
Sometimes | 8 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (3.6) | 0.90 | Â | |
Utilization of water treating chemical | Always | 39 (17.5) | 7 (3.1) | 32 (14.3) | 0.18 | 0.5 (0.14–1.5) |
Sometimes | 56 (25.1) | 5 (2.2) | 51 (22.9) | 0.66 | 1.3 (0.4–4.5) | |
Rarely | 55 (24.7) | 12 (5.4) | 43 (19.3) | 0.03 | 0.4 (0.1–1.1) | |
Never | 73 (32.7) | 7 (3.1) | 66 (29.6) | Â | 1 | |
Type of toilet | Private | 126 (56.5) | 21 (9.4) | 105 (47.1) | 0.99 | 1.0 (0.1–10.1) |
Public | 90 (40.4) | 9 (4.0) | 81 (36.3) | 0.59 | 1.9 (0.2–19.7) | |
No toilet | 7 (3.1) | 1 (0.4) | 6 (2.7) | Â | 1 | |
Raw meat eating habit | Always | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.12 | 0.2 (0.0–1.6) |
Sometimes | 6 (2.67) | 2 (0.9) | 4 (1.8) | 0.39 | 0.6 (0.2–1.8) | |
Rarely | 24 (10.8) | 5 (2.2) | 19 (8.5) | 0.45 | 0.7 (0.3–2.0) | |
Never | 193 (86.6) | 24 (10.8) | 169 (75.8) | Â | 1 | |
Water source | Piped water | 216 (96.9) | 30 (13.5) | 186 (83.4) | Â | 1 |
Protected well | 4 (1.8) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (1.3) | 0.92 | 0.9 (0.1–10.3) | |
Unprotected well | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.3) | 0.99 | 1.0 (0.2–12.1) | |
Utilization of raw vegetables and fruits | Frequently | 30 (13.5) | 4 (1.8) | 26 (11.7) | Â | 1 |
Sometimes | 98 (44.0) | 15 (6.7) | 83 (37.2) | 0.59 | 0.7 (0.2–2.5) | |
Rarely | 44 (19.7) | 5 (2.2) | 39 (17.5) | 0.58 | 0.7 (0.1–3.0) | |
Never | 51 (22.9) | 7 (3.1) | 44 (19.7) | 0.68 | 0.7 (0.2–3.1) | |