Table 3 The prevalence of intestinal parasites in relation to associated risk factors
Risk factors | Intestinal parasite infection | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | ||||
Sex | |||||
Male | 95 (43.4) | 124 (56.6) | 0.90 (0.4–2.04) | ||
Female | 13 (48.1) | 14 (51.9) | 1 | ||
Age | |||||
< 20 | 45 (47.4) | 51 (52.6) | 0.99 (0.43–2.32) | ||
20–29 | 51 (41.5) | 72 (58.5) | 0.82 (0.36–1.87) | ||
> 29 | 12 (44.4) | 15 (55.6) | 1 | ||
Educational status | |||||
Illiterate | 30 (42.9) | 40 (57.1) | 0.58 (0.20–1.74) | ||
Primary school | 69 (43.1) | 91 (56.9) | 0.59 (0.21–1.66) | ||
Secondary school and above | 9 (56.2) | 7 (43.8) | 1 | ||
Shoe wearing habit | |||||
Yes | 84 (40.6) | 123 (59.4) | 2.43 (1.16–4.72) | 0.46 (0.22–0.95) | 0.035 |
No | 24 (61.5) | 15 (38.5) | 1 | 1 | |
Buying from restaurants | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | 0.86 (0.14–5.35) | ||
Food source | |||||
Hotel | 45 (44.1) | 57 (55.9) | 1.02 (0.61–1.73) | ||
Individual house | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 1.30 (0.31–5.42) | ||
Mixed (hotel, individual house and garbage) | 58 (43.6) | 75 (56.4) | 1 | ||
Type of latrine | |||||
No latrine | 89 (43.4) | 116 (56.6) | 0.77 (0.47–12.4) | ||
Public latrine | 18 (46.2) | 21 (53.8) | 0.86 (0.05–14.7) | ||
Private latrine | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50) | 1 | ||
History of animal contact | |||||
Yes | 41 (55.4) | 33 (44.6) | 1.95 (1.12–3.38) | 2.04 (1.14–3.36) | 0.016 |
No | 67 (39.0) | 105 (61.0) | 1 | 1 | |
Hand washing habit after animal contact | |||||
Yes | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | 0.69 (0.23–2.14) | ||
No | 103 (44.4) | 129 (55.6) | 1 | ||
Hand washing habit after toilet | |||||
Yes | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | 0.24 (0.05–1.13) | 0.18 (0.04–089) | 0.035 |
No | 106 (45.3) | 128 (54.7) | 1 | 1 | |
Hand washing habit before meal | |||||
Yes | 8 (42.1) | 11 (57.9) | 0.92 (0.36–2.38) | ||
No | 100 (44.1) | 127 (55.9) | 1 | ||
Nail trimming habit | |||||
Yes | 15 (42.9) | 20 (57.1) | 0.95 (0.46–1.96) | ||
No | 93 (44.1) | 118 (55.9) | 1 | ||
Open defecation | |||||
Yes | 97 (44.1) | 123 (55.9) | 1.07 (0.47–2.45) | ||
No | 11 (42.3) | 15 (57.7) | 1 | ||