Table 3.

univariate and multivariable analyses of environmental and behavioral factors with intestinal parasitic infection among under-five year children in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital

Environmental factor	Observation	Result of stool examination				COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Positive		Negative
		No	%	No	%
Availability of toilet room	Yes	53	18.86	228	81.14	1	1
	No	13	68.42	6	31.58	0.112(0.041, 0.309)	0.924(0.136,6.271)
Hand washing after toilet	Yes	22	10.05	197	89.95	1	1
	No	44	54.32	37	45.68	0.094(0.051, 0.174)	0.691(0.140,3.422)
Fruit washing Before meal	Yes	11	5.50	189	94.50	1	1
	No	55	55	45	45	0.050(0.025, 0.101)	2.631(0.573,12.081)
Water source for Drinking	Pipe water	4	3.80	105	96.20	1	1
	Protected spring	53	29.28	128	70.71	0.270(0.093, 0.782)	2.559(0.386,1.307)
	Unprotected spring	9	90	1	10	0.003(0.001,0.012)	25.189(4.671,135.847)*
Treating water before drunk	Yes	6	3.26	178	96.74	1	1
	No	60	51.72	56	48.28	0.029 (0.012,0.072)	3.553(0.814,15.507)
Proper waste disposal site	Yes	7	3.10	219	96.90	1	1
	No	59	79.73	15	20.27	0.005(0.002, 0.013)	4.471(0.211,93.252)

COR (Crude odds ratio), AOR (Adjusted odds ratio), 1 represent the reference category, CI= Confidence interval * stands for P< 0.05