Table 6.
Multivariate analysis of the variables associated with the frequency of urogenital schistosomiasis among respondents
| Variables | Frequency of Urogenital Schistosomiasis | COR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subtotal | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | |||
| Sex | |||||
| Boys | 405 (100) | 183 (45.19) | 222 (54.81) | 13.32 (7.64-24.39) | 6.34 (4.89-8.22) |
| Girls | 240 (100) | 14(5.83) | 226 (94.17) | 1 | 1 |
| Chi Square | 109.82 | 43.82 | |||
| P value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
| Age | |||||
| 12–14 | 51 (100) | 16 (31.37) | 35 (68.63) | 1.20 (0.63-2.25)- | |
| 15–17 | 385 (100) | 106 (27.53) | 279 (72.47) | 1 | 1 |
| 18–20 | 183 (100) | 67 (36.61) | 116 (63.39) | 1.52 (1.04-2.21) | 1.06 (0.68-1.66) |
| 21–23 | 24 (100) | 7 (29.17) | 17 (70.83) | 1.08 (0.41-2.64)- | |
| 24–26 | 2 (100) | 1 (50.00) | 1 (50.00) | 2.62 (0.07-102.99)- | |
| Chi Square | 2.66 | ||||
| P value | 0.1032 | ||||
| Address | |||||
| Dutsin-Ma | 402 (100) | 138 (34.33) | 264 (65.67) | 1.63 (1.27-2.09) | 2.31 (1.76-3.03) |
| Safana | 243 (100) | 59 (24.28) | 184 (75.72) | 1 | 1 |
| Chi Square | 7.19 | 12.89 | |||
| P value | 0.0073 | 0.0003 | |||
| Altitude | |||||
| 509–529m | 307 (100) | 78 (25.41) | 229 (74.59) | 1 | 1 |
| 530–558m | 338 (100) | 119 (34.91) | 219 (65.09) | 1.59(1.14-2.24) | 1.11 (0.75-1.66) |
| Chi Square | 7.257 | 0.274 | |||
| P-Value | 0.0071 | 0.6008 | |||
| Father | |||||
| White Collar Jobs | 274 (100) | 71 (25.91) | 203 (74.09) | 1 | 1 |
| Farmers | 113 (100) | 32 (28.32) | 81 (71.68) | 1.13 (0.69-1.84) | - |
| Other Brown Collar Jobs | 249 (100) | 94 (37.75) | 155 (62.25) | 1.73 (1.19-2.52) | 1.97 (1.40-2.77) |
| Late (Dead) | 6 (100) | 0 (00.00) | 6 (100.00) | 0 | - |
| Retiree | 3 (100) | 0 (00.00) | 3 (100.00) | 0 | - |
| Chi Square | 0.87 | ||||
| P value | 0.3516 | ||||
| Mother | |||||
| White Collar Jobs | 66 (100) | 12 (18.18) | 54 (81.82) | 1 | 1 |
| Farmers | 1 (100) | 0 (00.00) | 1 (100.00) | 0 | - |
| Other Brown Collar Jobs | 338 (100) | 121 (35.79) | 217 (64.21) | 2.51 (1.29-4.87) | 1.89 (1.39-2.56) |
| Late (Dead) | 2 (100) | 1 (50.00) | 1 (50.00) | 4.50 (0.26-77.14) | - |
| House Wives | 238 (100) | 63 (26.47) | 175 (73.53) | 1.62 (0.81-3.23) | - |
| Chi Square | 9.485 | ||||
| P value | 0.0021 | ||||
| Grand Total | 645 (100) | 197 (30.54) | 448 (69.46) | ||
COR Crude (Unadjusted) Odds Ratio
AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio (indicated only for values with p≤0.05)