Table 5.

Factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections among under-14 children (n = 778) in rural Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia, April–May 2021.

Variables	Intestinal parasitic infections		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
	Yes	No
Mother’s education
Illiterate	185	358	0.95 [0.7-1.3]	13.1 [1.6-107]	.02
Primary	76	141	9.1 [1.2-66]	1.1 [0.7-1.5]	0.7
Secondary	1	17	1	1
Latrine cleanliness
No	180	293	1.7 [0.98-2.8]	1.8 [1.0-3.3]	.03
Yes	21	57		1
Solid waste management
Buried in one place	43	94	1.2 [0.8-1.9]	1.1 [0.7-1.7]	.8
Discarded in open field	34	105	1.7 [1.1-2.8]	1.7 [1 -2.7]	.03
Collected by waste collectors	95	157	0.9 [0.6-1.3]	0.8 [0.5-1.3]	.4
Burn	90	160	1	1
Swimming practices in local streams and dams
No	95	259	0.6 [0.4-0.8]	0.4 [0.27-0.58]	.000
Yes	167	257	1	1
Current symptoms
No	207	477	0.3 [0.2-0.5]	0.3 [0.2-0.5]	.000
Yes	55	39	1	1

Abbreviations: AOR = adjusted odds ratio.

Indicate significant at P < .05;1 = reference value.