Table 4.
Predicators of intestinal parasitic infections among the school children (n = 460) in Mizan-Aman Town, 2013
| Variables | Intestinal parasite | COR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive n(%) | Negative n(%) | ||||
| Age group in years | 5–9 | 242 (82.0) | 53 (18.0) | 2.2 (1.430–3.451)* | 2.6 (1.552–4.298)* |
| ≥10 | 111 (67.3) | 54 (32.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Gender | Male | 190 (83.3) | 38 (16.7) | 2.1 (1.353–3.312)* | 2.1 (1.222–3.526)* |
| Female | 163 (70.2) | 69 (29.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| Type of school | Public | 336 (81.6) | 76 (18.4) | 0.1 (0.065–0.236)* | 0.1 (0.060–0.256)* |
| Private | 17 (35.4) | 31 (64.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Source of water | Well/river | 54 (90.0) | 6 (10) | 3.0 (1.270–7.279) * | 2.4 (0.912–6.191)* |
| Tap | 299 (74.8) | 101 (25.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| Eating raw vegetables | Yes | 196 (85.6) | 33 (14.4) | 2.8 (1.766–4.438)* | 2.7 (1.594–4.540)* |
| No | 157 (68) | 74 (32) | 1 | 1 | |
| Consumption of street foods | Yes | 224 (82.1) | 49 (17.9) | 2.1 (1.327–3.184)* | 2.3 (1.341–3.813)* |
| No | 129 (69) | 58 (31) | 1 | 1 | |
| Latrine availability at home | Yes | 319 (77.2) | 94 (22.8) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 34 (72.3) | 13 (27.7) | 0.7 (0.391–1.520) | 1.3 (0.548–3.010) | |
| Hand washing before meal | Always | 229 (72.5) | 87 (27.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Sometimes | 124 (86.1) | 20 (13.9) | 0.4 (0.249–0.723)* | 0.5 (0.254–0.865)* | |
COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
*Statistically significant at P < 0.05