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. 2017 Oct 9;6:143. doi: 10.1186/s40249-017-0358-3

Table 4.

Bivariate analysis showing the association between sociodemographic and environmental factors and active trachoma in the North and South Wollo Zones of the ANRS, Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 1358)

Variables Active trachoma, number cOR (95% CI)
Yes No
Sex of child
 Female 153 568 0.948 (0.732–1.227)
 Male 141 496 1
Child’s age
 1–3 108 350 1.24 (0.879–1.759)
 4–6 121 452 1.079 (0.770–1.512)
 7–8 65 262 1
Ocular discharge
 Yes 124 111 6.262 (4.62–8.48) *
 No 170 953 1
Nasal discharge
 Yes 127 239 2.625 (2.0–3.45) *
 No 167 825 1
Primary guardian of child
 Grandmother 28 43 2.499 (1.524–4.099) *
 Mother 266 1021 1
Education status of HH head
 Literate 131 485 0.959 (0.74–1.24)
 Illiterate 163 579 1
Religion of HH head
 Orthodox Christian 175 560 1.324 (1.02–1.72)
 Muslim 119 504 1
Household size
 1–3 105 377 0.826 (0.52–1.32)
 4–6 159 598 0.789 (0.503–1.24)
  ≥ 7 30 89 1
HH primary water source
 Improved 201 726 1 (0.76–1.33)
 Unimproved 93 338 1
Time to fetch water
  ≤ 30 min 7 515 0.026 (0.012–0.056)
  > 30 min 287 549 1
Frequency of hand and face washing
 Once a day 291 990 7.25 (2.27–23.17) *
 Two or more times a day 3 74 1
Access to latrine
 Yes 2 576 0.006 (0.001–0.023) *
 No 292 488 1
Frequency of latrine usage
 Sometimes 40 129 1.325 (0.877–2.003)
 Always 106 453 1

HH household