Table 4.
Potential risk factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in Chencha, Southern Ethiopia, 2012
| Risk factors | No |
IPS |
OR (95 CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | |||
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
191 |
154 (80.6) |
37 (19.4) |
1 |
| Female |
209 |
170 (81.3) |
39 (18.7) |
1.047 (0.635-1.726) |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
| Unable to read and write |
122 |
104 (85.2) |
18 (14.8) |
2.982 (1.362-6.53)* |
| only read and/write |
79 |
70 (88.6) |
9 (11.4) |
4.014 (1.6-10.069)* |
| Primary to secondary |
152 |
119 (78.3) |
33 (21.7) |
1.861 (0.91-3.89) |
| Higher education |
47 |
31 (66.0) |
16 (34.0) |
1 |
| Occupation |
|
|
|
|
| House wife |
162 |
137 (84.6) |
25 (15.4) |
1.289 (0.4-4.153) |
| Merchant |
58 |
47 (81.0) |
11 (19.0) |
1.005 (0.282-3.586) |
| Government worker |
79 |
57 (72.2) |
22 (27.8) |
0.61 (0.185-2.014) |
| Daily laborer |
30 |
22 (73.3) |
8 (26.7) |
0.64 (0.167-2.513) |
| Farmer |
50 |
44 (88.0) |
6 (22.0) |
1.725 (0.433-6.882) |
| Others |
21 |
17 (81.0) |
4 (19.0) |
1 |
| Home with washing facility |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
78 |
28 (35.9) |
50 (64.1) |
1 |
| No |
322 |
296 (91.9) |
26 (19.0) |
20.00 (11.00-37.4997)* |
| Home cleanness |
|
|
|
|
| Very good |
31 |
13 (41.9) |
18 (58.1) |
1 |
| Good |
323 |
267 (82.7) |
56 (17.3) |
6.602 (3.059-14.249)* |
| Bad |
46 |
44(95.7) |
2 (4.3) |
30.462 (6.234-148.852)* |
| Toilet ownership |
|
|
|
|
| Private |
366 |
297 (81.1) |
69 (18.9) |
1 |
| Common |
11 |
10 (90.9) |
1 (9.1) |
2.323 (0.293-18.453) |
| No |
23 |
17 (73.9) |
6 (26.1) |
0.658 (0.25-1.731) |
| Type of latrine |
|
|
|
|
| Good air flow |
107 |
61 (57.0) |
46 (43.0) |
1 |
| Traditional type |
270 |
246 (91.1) |
24 (8.9) |
0.468 (0.171-1.28) |
| Open system |
23 |
17 (73.9) |
6 (26.1) |
3.618 (1.304-10.04)* |
| Toilet hand washing setup |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
158 |
124 (78.5) |
(21.5) |
1 |
| No |
242 |
200 (82.6) |
42 (17.4) |
1.306 (0.788-2.163) |
| Presence of toilet |
|
|
|
|
| Close/around to home |
375 |
299 (79.7) |
76 (20.3) |
1 |
| Not in vicinity |
25 |
25 (100.0) |
0 (0.0) |
4.055 (0.950-17.306) |
| Water supply |
|
|
|
|
| Pipe water |
302 |
234 (77.5) |
62 (20.9) |
1 |
| Bono water |
74 |
69 (93.2) |
5 (6.8) |
0.492 (0.142-1.698) |
| Stream |
24 |
21 (87.5) |
3 (12.5) |
1.971(0.434-8.946) |
| Hand washing habit with detergent |
|
|
|
|
| Yes regularly |
180 |
141 (78.3) |
39 (21.7) |
1 |
| Yes, Sometimes |
193 |
157 (81.3) |
36 (18.7) |
1.206 (0.727-2.003) |
| No | 27 | 26 (96.3) | 1(3.7) | 7.191 (0.946-54.676) |
*Significant odds ratio.