Table 3. Sanitation factors and STH infection.
Factor | N (%) | STH (%) | cOR | P-value | aOR | p-value <0.05 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Does the family have toilet? | |||||||
Yes | 548/552(99.3) | 49/248(8.9) | 0.295 | 0.294 | |||
No | 04/552(0.7) | 1/4(25.0) | (0.03–2.89) Ref | ||||
Types of Toilets | |||||||
Safely managed | 130/552(23.55) | 9/130(6.9) | Ref | Ref | |||
Basic | 379/552(68.6) | 38/379(10.0) | 1.50 (0.70–3.19) | 0.294 | 1.03 (0.47–2.29) | 0.941 | |
Shared | 38/552(6.9) | 3/38(7.9) | 1.15 (0.30–4.50) | 0.838 | 0.80 (0.20–3.23) | 0.750 | |
Unimproved | 5/552 (0.9%) | 0/5(0.0) | - | - | - | ||
Does the toilet meet the required standards | |||||||
Yes | 497/552(90.0) | 37/497(7.4) | Ref | ||||
No | 55/552(10) | 13/55(23.6) | 3.84(1.90–7.80) | 0.001* | 2.21(0.97–5.03) | 0.059 | |
Presence of Hand washing Facilities | |||||||
Yes | 326/552(59.1) | 20/326(6.1) | Ref | ||||
No | 226/552(40.9) | 30/226(13.2) | 2.34(1.29–4.23) | 0.005* | 1.03(0.35–3.04) | 0.958 | |
Availability of Water and Soap | |||||||
Yes | 125/552(22.6) | 4/125(3.2) | * | Ref | |||
No | 427/552(77.3) | 46/427(10.7) | 3.65(1.28–10.35) | 0.015* | 2.55(0.8–8.06) | 0.112 | |
Location of Hand washing Facilities | |||||||
Yes | 318/552(57.6) | 21/318(6.6) | Ref | ||||
No | 234/552(42.4) | 29/234(12.4) | 2.00(1.11–3.60) | 0.021* | 1.36(0.5–3.68) | 0.551 | |
Signs of usage (toilets & hand washing facilities) | |||||||
Yes | 529/552(95.8) | 45/529(8.5) | Ref | ||||
No | 23/552(4.2) | 5/23(21.7) | 2.98(1.05–8.43) | 0.039* | 1.42(0.44–4.54) | 0.558 |
cOR Stands for Crude Odds Ratios, aOR Stands for Adjusted Odds Ratios, *Statistical significance at p<0.05