Table 1. The distribution of soil-transmitted helminthiasis by socio-demography and other factors among school children in southern Ethiopia, 2015.
| Characteristics | Total % | Number (%) STHs infected |
COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 235(62.8) | 113(48.1) | 0.61(0.39–0.93) ** | 0.97(0.55–1.7) | 0.955 |
| Female | 139(37.2) | 84(60.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 5–10 | 173(46.3) | 91(52.6) | 0.99(0.66–1.49) | - | |
| 11–15 | 201(53.7) | 106(52.7) | 1 | ||
| Address | |||||
| Tullo | 181(48.4) | 95(52.6) | 1 | ||
| Finchawa | 193(51.6) | 102(52.8) | 1.02(0.67–1.52) | - | |
| Latrine at home | |||||
| Yes | 361(96.5) | 188(52.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| No | 13(3.5) | 9(69.2) | 2.1(0.62–6.84) | 2.15(0.44–10.4) | 0.340 |
| Defecation site at home | |||||
| Latrine | 233(62.3) | 73(31.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Open field | 141(37.7) | 124(87.9) | 17.5(9.68–31.5) ** | 3.82(1.72–8.51) ** | 0.001 |
| Washing hand after latrine | |||||
| Yes | 1849(49.2) | 44(23.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| No | 190(50.8) | 1531(80.5) | 14.02(8.52–23.1) ** | 1.86(0.83–4.15) | 0.131 |
| Washing hand before meal | |||||
| Yes | 213(57) | 57(26.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| No | 161(43) | 140(87) | 19.76(11.3–34.6) ** | 5.13(2.19–12.0) ** | <0.001 |
| Trimming nail periodically | |||||
| Yes | 177(47.3) | 50(28.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| No | 197(52.7) | 147(74.6) | 7.89(4.97–12.5) ** | 1.67(0.89–3.14) | 0.106 |
| Wearing shoe frequently | |||||
| Yes | 264(70.6) | 123(46.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| No | 110(29.4) | 74(67.3) | 2.49(1.56–3.98) ** | 0.67(0.34–1.33) | 0.255 |
| Abdominal pain | |||||
| Yes | 198(52.9) | 114(57.6) | 1.52(1.01–2.29) ** | 1.54(0.89–2.67) | 0.120 |
| No | 176(47.1) | 83(47.2) | 1 | 1 |
**, statistically significant;
COR, crude odds ration; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; STHs, soil-transmitted helminths