Table 5.
Association of S. mansoni infection with risk factors among school children in Wolaita Zones, southern Ethiopia in 2015
| Variable | Positive | Negative | COR | 95% C.I. | AOR | 95% C.I. | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Age | 5-9 | 66 | 23 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| 10-14 | 269 | 101 | 1.055 | 0.660 | 1.689 | 0.885 | 0.538 | 1.458 | 0.632 | |
| 15-19 | 28 | 16 | 0.712 | 0.344 | 1.470 | 0.656 | 0.306 | 1.404 | 0.277 | |
| Sex | Male | 215 | 72 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.513 | ||||
| Female | 148 | 68 | 0.677 | 0.473 | 0.969 | 0.871 | 0.575 | 1.319 | ||
| Knowledge on disease | No | 266 | 172 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.260 | ||||
| Yes | 29 | 36 | 0.521 | 0.308 | 0.881 | 0.722 | 0.410 | 1.272 | ||
| Herding cattle | No | 113 | 97 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.398 | ||||
| Yes | 182 | 111 | 1.407 | 0.982 | 2.017 | 1.194 | 0.792 | 1.799 | ||
| Purpose of water contact | Other purpose | 61 | 95 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.000 | ||||
| Swimming | 234 | 113 | 3.225 | 2.179 | 4.774 | 2.954* | 1.962 | 4.449 | ||
Variables adjusted: Age group, Sex, Know on disease, Herding cattle, purpose of water contact
*Significant association (P ≤ 0.05)