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. 2014 Oct 17;9(10):e110621. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110621

Table 3. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of predictors of intestinal parasitic infection among food handlers in Yebu Town.

Characteristics N°. examined Positive Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95%CI)
No (%) No (%)
Age group
<20 29 (24.6) 16 (55.2) 1.0 1.0
20–35 67 (56.8) 23 (34.3) 0.4 (0.2, 1.0) 1.1 (0.3, 3.6)
>35 22 (18.6) 13 (59.1) 1.2 (0.4, 3.6) 4.8 (1.1, 21.8)
Hand washing before meal
Always 77 (65.3) 21 (27.3) 1.0 1.0
Sometimes 41 (34.7) 31 (75.6) 8.2 (3.4, 19.7) 7.8 (2.8, 24.8)
Hand washing after toilet
Yes 39 (33.1) 9 (23.1) 1.0 1.0
No 79 (66.9) 43 (54.4) 3.9 (1.6, 9.4) 2.2 (0.8, 6.2)
Finger nail status
Trimmed 97 (82.2) 33 (34) 1.0 1.0
Untrimmed 21 (17.8) 19 (90.5) 18.4 (4.0, 83.9) 14.7 (2.8, 75.4)