Table 3.

Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with active trachoma among children aged 1–9 years, Gonji Kollela District, Northwest Ethiopia, April 2014

Characteristics	Presence of active trachoma		OR with 95 % CI
	Yes	No	Crude	Adjusted
Number of family members
≤5	68	365	1.00	1.00
>5	75	110	3.660 (2.475–5.413)**	14.326 (6.108–33.601)**
All family members use latrine
No	81	185	2.048 (1.402–2.991)**	10.274 (4.277–24.968)**
Yes	62	290	1.00	1.00
Educational status of house hold head
Can’t read and write	84	171	1.942 (1.331–2.834)*	2.892 (1.447–5.780)*
Can read and write	59	304	1.00	1.00
Number of less than ten year
1–2	41	301	1.00	1.00
≥3	102	174	4.304 (2.863–6.470)**	25.53 (9.774–66.686)**
Frequency of face washing
≥2 times per day	71	297	1.00	1.00
Once per day	72	178	1.692 (1.161–2.466)*	6.384 (2.860–14.251)**
Time to collect water
≤30 min	68	448	1.00	1.00
>30 min	75	27	18.30 (11.006–30.430)**	25.530 (8.995–72.461)**
Waste disposal
Proper	78	361	1.00	1.00
Improper	65	114	2.639 (1.785–3.901)**	3.717 (1.538–8.981)*
Cattle passing night
In the living room but separately	123	221	9.517 (4.847–18.687)**	4.75 (1.815–12.431)*
Cattle house	10	171	1.00	1.00
Source of water
Pipe	65	369	1.00	1.00
Other	78	106	4.177 (2.818–6.193)**	2.353 (1.134–4.882)*

(n = 618)

COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio

* Statistically significant at P < 0.05

** Statistically significant at P < 0.001