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Table 3 Factors associated with intestinal parasitic infection among DM patients in Arba Minch Hospital from March–May, 2017

From: Intestinal parasitosis and associated factors among diabetic patients attending Arba Minch Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Variables

Number examined

Rate of IPIs (%)

COR (95%CI)

p-value

AOR (95%CI)

p-value

Age

 16–25

28

2 (0.9)

    

 26–35

75

14 (6.5)

0.335 (0.071–1.581)

0.167

0.012 (0.001–0.168)

0.061

 36–45

80

17 (7.9)

0.285 (0.061–1.323)

0.109

0.357 (0.107–1.188)

0.093

 ≥ 46

32

9 (4.2)

0.197 (0.038–1.005)

0.051

0.431 (0.144–1.285)

0.131

Sex

 Male

122

27 (12.6)

0.677 (0.336–1.361)

0.273

  

 Female

93

15 (6.9)

    

Marital status

 Single

70

17 (7.9)

    

 Married

145

25 (11.6)

1.540 (0.768–3.087)

0.224

2.101 (0.987–4.471)

0.054

Educational status

 Un able to read and write

42

11 (5.1)

0.626 (0.270–1.453)

0.276

  

 Primary

63

11 (5.1)

1.051 (0.467–2.364)

0.905

  

 Secondary and above

110

20 (9.3)

    

Occupation

 Governm’t

58

8 (3.7)

1.389 (0.504–3.825)

0.525

  

 Merchant

56

11 (5.1)

0.909 (0.351–2.353)

0.844

  

 Farmer and labor

26

10 (4.7)

0.356 (0.125–1.012)

0.053

3.695 (1.082–12.618)

0.037

 Student

20

3 (1.4)

1.259 (0.309–5.136)

0.748

  

 Housewife

55

10 (4.7)

    

Residence

 Urban

181

33 (15.3)

    

 Rural

34

9 (4.2)

0.619 (0.265–1.449)

0.269

  

Food source

 At home

185

36 (16.7)

1.035 (0.394–2.718)

0.945

  

 From hotel

30

6 (2.8)

    

Habit of eating raw vegetables

 Yes

175

34 (15.8)

1.037 (0.439–2.451)

0.934

  

 No

40

8 (3.7)

    

Water source

 Pipe water

211

40 (18.6)

    

 River/other

4

2 (0.9)

0.234 (0.032–1.711)

0.152

0.173 (0.018–1.645)

0.127

Swimming habit

 Yes

37

7 (3.3)

1.049 (0.426–2.585)

0.917

  

 No

178

35 (16.3)

    

Domestic animal at home

 Yes

80

22 (10.2)

2.181 (1.102–4.317)

0.025

2.857 (1.290–6.330)

0.010

 No

135

20 (9.3)

    

Washing hands after toilet

 Yes

180

33 (15.3)

    

 No

35

9 (4.2)

1.542 (0.661–3.596)

0.316

  

Abdominal pain

 Yes

62

19 (8.8)

2.497 (1.242–5.022)

0.010

3.716 (1.632–8.459)

0.002

 No

153

23 (10.7)