Table 3. Factors associated with soil-transmitted helminths infection among the preschool aged children, Butajira, south-central Ethiopia, 2014.
| Variables | No. Positive (%) | No. Examined (%) | COR (95% CI) | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 41 (24.8) | 165 (43.8) | 1.2 (0.7–1.8) | 0.542 | ||
| Female | 47 (22.2) | 212 (56.2) | 1 | - | - | ||
| Age in months | 12–23 | 15 (14) | 107 (28.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24–35 | 26 (21.7) | 120 (31.8) | 1.7 (0.8–3.4) | 0.137 | 1.3 (0.6–2.9) | 0.454 | |
| 36–47 | 36 (33) | 109 (28.9) | 3.0 (1.5–5.9) | 0.001** | 2.5 (1.2–5.3) | 0.016** | |
| 48–59 | 11 (26.8) | 41 (10.9) | 2.2 (0.9–5.4) | 0.071 | 2.4 (0.9–6.6) | 0.78 | |
| Family Size | Below 5 | 53 (21.8) | 224 (40.6) | 1 | |||
| 5 and above | 35 (26.1) | 153 (59.4) | 1.3 (0.8–2.1) | 0.34 | - | - | |
| Mother’s (guardian’s) Education | No formal education | 37 (37.8) | 98 (26) | 3.5 (1.4–8.5) | 0.007** | 1.9 (0.7–5.7) | 0.21 |
| Primary school | 37 (20.2) | 183 (48.5) | 1.4 (0.6–3.5) | 0.41 | 1.0 (0.4–2.7) | 0.999 | |
| Secondary school | 7 (14.3) | 49 (13) | 0.9 (0.3–2.9) | 0.933 | 1.0 (0.3–3.7) | 0.982 | |
| Tertiary education | 7 (14.1) | 47 (12.5) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mother’s (guardian’s) Occupation | Merchant | 45 (23.8) | 189 (50.1) | 1 | |||
| Employed | 9 (16.1) | 56 (14.9) | 0.6 (0.3–1.3) | 0.223 | - | - | |
| House wife | 30 (25.6) | 117 (31) | 1.1 (0.6–1.9) | 0.717 | |||
| Others* | 4 (26.7) | 15 (4) | 1.2 (0.4–3.8) | 0.803 | |||
| Shoe Wearing habit | Never | 7 (29.2) | 24 (6.4) | 2.1 (0.8–5.1) | 0.137 | 1.3 (0.4–4.5) | 0.724 |
| Sometimes | 50 (30.1) | 166 (44) | 2.2 (1.3–3.6) | 0.003** | 1.2 (0.6–2.3) | 0.566 | |
| Regularly | 31 (16.7) | 187 (49.6) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hands washing after defecation | Never | 18(37.5) | 48 (12.7) | 3.2 (1.6–6.5) | 0.001** | 0.8 (0.3–2.0) | 0.637 |
| Sometimes | 38 (30.9) | 123 (32.6) | 2.4 (1.4–4.2) | 0.001** | 1.2 (0.6–2.3) | 0.599 | |
| Regularly | 32 (15.5) | 206 (54.7) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hands washing before meal | Sometimes | 67 (36) | 186 (49.3) | 4.4 (2.6–7.6) | 0.000** | 3.0 (1.7–5.4) | 0.000** |
| Regularly | 21 (11) | 191 (50.7) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Habit of playing in the soil | Never | 4 (8.1) | 37 (9.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sometimes | 25 (14) | 179 (47.5) | 1.8 (0.5–6.4) | 0.341 | 0.8 (0.2–2.9) | 0.704 | |
| Regularly | 60 (37.3) | 161 (42.7) | 6.7 (1.9–22.9) | 0.002** | 2.3 (0.6–8.3) | 0.213 | |
| Habit of nail biting | Never | 75 (22.9) | 327 (86.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sometimes | 10 (22.7) | 44 (11.7) | 0.9(0.5–2.1) | 0.975 | 0.7 (0.3–1.6) | 0.37 | |
| Regularly | 3 (50) | 6 (1.6) | 3.4(0.7–16.9) | 0.143 | 2.3 (0.3–15.0) | 0.399 | |
| finger nail status | Trimmed | 31 (13.2) | 235 (62.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Untrimmed | 57 (40.1) | 142 (37.7) | 4.4 (2.7–7.3) | 0.000** | 3.2 (1.8–5.5) | 0.000** | |
* Student, farmer, daily labourer
** significant association
COR: Crude odd ratio, AOR: adjusted odd ratio, CI: 95% confidence interval