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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate logistic analysis of factors associated with intestinal helminthes among Anbesame Primary school children from March to May, 2019

From: Soil-transmitted helminthes and Schistosoma mansoni infections among primary school children at Ambasame primary school, North-West Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Intestinal parasitic infections

COR(95% CI)

P-value

AOR(95% CI)

P-value

Positive [N (%)]

Negative [N (%)]

Age

< 7

16 (4.3)

22 (5.9)

0.74 (0.35–1.58)

0.437

3.29 (1.21–8.91)

0.019

7–14

51 (13.6)

185 (49.3)

0.28 (0.17–0.46)

< 0.001

0.59 (0.31–1.09)

0.093

> 14

50 (13.3)

51 (13.6)

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Grade level

Grade 1–4

37 (9.9)

130 (34.7)

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1

 

Grade 5–8

80 (21.3)

128 (34.1)

2.20 (1.39–3.49)

0.001

1.38 (0.59–3.23)

0.453

Father education

Illiterate

45 (12.0)

51 (13.6)

4.77 (2.60–8.75)

< 0.001

3.68 (1.98–6.91)

< 0.001

Read & write

20 (5.3)

16 (4.3)

6.76 (3.04–15.04)

< 0.001

5.41 (2.37–12.33)

< 0.001

Primary school

24 (6.4)

40 (10.7)

3.25 (1.64–6.41)

0.001

3.13 (1.57–6.21)

0.001

Secondary school

6 (1.6)

32 (8.5)

1.01 (0.38–2.71)

0.978

1.01 (0.38–2.71)

0.982

College and above

22 (5.9)

119 (31.7)

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1

 

Mother education

Illiterate

73 (19.5)

83 (22.1)

4.78 (2.72–8.37)

< 0.001

0.27 (0.01–7.43)

0.354

Read & write

7 (1.9)

8 (2.1)

4.75 (1.56–14.50)

0.006

0.28 (0.01–13.11)

0.518

Primary school

10 (2.7)

29 (7.7)

1.87 (0.80–4.41)

0.151

0.232 (0.01–8.58)

0.427

Secondary school

6 (1.6)

24 (6.4)

1.36 (0.50–3.72)

0.553

0.94 (0.06–14.84)

0.967

College

21 (5.6)

114 (30.4)

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1

 

Residence

Rural

78 (20.8)

86 (22.9)

4.00 (2.52–6.36)

< 0.001

1.43 (0.58–3.55)

0.439

Urban

39 (10.4)

172 (45.9)

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1

 

Water source

Tape water

96 (25.6)

245 (65.3)

1

 

1

 

River

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

 

 

Lake

16 (4.3)

10 (2.7)

4.08 (1.79–9.31)

0.001

1.51 (0.59–3.86)

0.386

Well

4 (1.1)

3 (0.8)

3.40 (0.75–15.49)

0.113

0.97 (0.19–5.05)

0.970

Latrine presence

Yes

107 (28.5)

257 (68.5)

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1

 

No

10 (2.7)

1 (0.3)

24.01 (3.04–189.96)

0.003

12.96 (1.60–104.87)

0.016

Washing hands after toilet

Yes

43 (11.5)

147 (39.2)

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1

 

No

74 (19.7)

111 (29.6)

2.28 (1.45–3.57)

< 0.001

1.07 (0.60–1.89)

0.819

Washing hands before food

Yes

87 (23.2)

217 (57.9)

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1

 

No

30 (8.0)

41 (10.9)

1.83 (1.07–3.11)

0.027

0.72 (0.37–1.42)

0.342

Trimmed nail

Yes

95 (25.3)

239 (63.7)

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1

 

No

22 (5.9)

19 (5.1)

2.91 (1.51–5.63)

0.001

2.09 (1.02–4.27)

0.043

Shoe wearing habit

Yes

109 (29.1)

251 (66.9)

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1

 

No

8 (2.1)

7 (1.9)

0.38 (0.13–1.07)

0.068

0.89 (0.25–3.13)

0.854

Animals contact

Yes

56 (14.9)

182 (48.5)

2.61 (1.66–4.09)

< 0.001

0.89 (0.43–1.84)

0.753

No

61 (16.3)

76 (20.3)

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