Table 3.
Associated factors for intestinal parasites co-infection among tuberculosis patients (n = 91) in selected health centers of Kolfe Keraniyo Sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan 2017 to Jan 2018
| Variables | Cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stool examination result | COR(95% CI) | p-value | AOR(95% CI) | p-value | ||
| Parasites detected, N*(%) | Parasites not detected, N*(%) | |||||
| Gender | 0.873 | – | – | |||
| Male | 12(60.0) | 44(62.0) | 1.00 | |||
| Female | 8(40.0) | 27(38.0) | 1.08(0.39–2.99) | |||
| Age group | 0.700 | – | – | |||
| 10–24 | 8(40.0) | 36(50.7) | 0.66(0.17–2.16) | |||
| 25–34 | 8(40.0) | 23(32.4) | 1.04(0.26–4.18) | |||
| ≥ 35 | 4(20.0) | 12(16.9) | 1.00 | |||
| BMI | 0.025 | 0.008 | ||||
| < 18.49 | 16(80.0) | 36(50.7) | 3.88(1.18–12.78) | 6.71(1.65–27.25) | ||
| 18.5–24.99 | 4(20.0) | 35(49.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Marital status | 0.381 | – | ||||
| Single | 14(70.0) | 42(59.2) | 1.00 | |||
| Married | 6(30.0) | 29(40.8) | 0.62(0.21–1.80) | |||
| Educational status | 0.329 | – | – | |||
| No formal education | 4(20.0) | 22(31.0) | 1.00 | |||
| Primary completed | 8(40.0) | 34(47.9) | 1.29(0.34–4.81) | |||
| Completed high school | 6(30.0) | 13(18.3) | 2.53(0.60–10.70) | |||
| Collage & above | 2(10.0) | 2(2.8) | 5.50(0.59–51.19) | |||
| Occupation | 0.141 | 0.366 | ||||
| Employed | 4(20.0) | 27(38.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Unemployed | 16(80.0) | 44(62.0) | 2.45(0.74–8.11) | 1.86(0.48–7.22) | ||
| Monthly income | 0.280 | 0.186 | ||||
| Low | 12(60.0) | 34(47.9) | 1.00(0.32–3.12) | 1.46(0.34–6.14) | ||
| Medium | 2(10.0) | 20(28.1) | 0.28(0.05–1.59) | 0.23(0.03–1.73) | ||
| Satisfactory | 6(30.0) | 17(24.0) | 1.00 | |||
| Dirty material in the finger | 0.002 | 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 10(50.0) | 11(15.5) | 5.45(1.83–16.17) | 8.99(2.46–32.78) | ||
| No | 10(50.0) | 60(84.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Eating unwashed vegetables | 0.933 | – | ||||
| Yes | 14(70.0) | 22(31.0) | 0.95(0.32–2.81) | |||
| No | 6(30.0) | 49(69.0) | 1.00 | |||
| Eating raw meet | 0.466 | – | – | |||
| Yes | 10(50.0) | 22(31.0) | 0.69(0.25–1.87) | |||
| No | 10(50.0) | 49(69.0) | 1.00 | |||
| Raised poultry/livestock | 0.829 | – | – | |||
| Yes | 2(10.0) | 6(8.5) | 1.20(0.22–6.48) | |||
| No | 18(90.0) | 65(91.5) | 1.00 | |||
COR Crude odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval,“ -” Not Done, N* Number