Skip to main content

Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with IPIs among food handlers in Wollo University student’s cafeteria, 2018 (N = 200)

From: Prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections among asymptomatic food handlers in Wollo University student’s cafeteria, Northeastern Ethiopia

Variables

Infected (%)

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Sex

 Male

7

1.29 (0.52, 3.21)

 Female

23

1

Age (in years)

 < 20

5

0.67 (0.14, 3.24)

 21–30

12

1.01 (0.28, 4.29)

 31–40

10

1.06 (0.26, 4.29)

 > 40

3

1

Residence

 Rural

15

3.86 (1.72, 8.64)

3.16 (1.26, 7.95)

0.014*

 Urban

15

1

1

 

Educational status

 Illiterate

6

0.19 (0.04, 0.86)

 Primary school

8

0.29 (0.07, 1.20)

 Secondary school

13

0.63 (0.17, 2.33)

 Higher

3

1

Service (in year)

 < 1

7

0.54 (0.13, 2.24)

 1–5

20

0.46 (0.13, 1.65)

 > 5

3

1

Medical checkup (in the last 6 months)

 No

25

4.34 (1.59, 11.88)

4.01 (1.37, 12.25)

0.012*

 Yes

5

1

1

 

Food safety training

 No

25

1.97 (0.71, 5.44)

 Yes

5

1

Finger nail trimming

 No

16

5.12 (2.27, 11.59)

4.35 (1.71, 11.04)

0.002*

 Yes

14

1

1

 

Hand washing after toilet with a soap

 No

10

1.01 (0.44, 2.3)

 Yes

20

1

Hand washing before food preparing with a soap

 No

8

1.63 (0.66, 4.00)

 Yes

22

1

  1. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. *p < 0.05