Table 3.

Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Protozoa Among Diarrheic Patients in Governmental Health Facilities of Adigrat Town, Tigrai, Ethiopia 2019

Variables		Parasite Status, n (%)		COR (95CI)	P-value	AOR (95CI)	P-value
Positive	Negative
Source of drinking water	Pipe water	168(57.9)	122(42.1)			1
	Well water	8(36.4)	14(63.6)	2.38(0.97–5.85)	0.059	3.08(1.19–8.00)	0.021
	River water	22(64.7)	12(35.3)	0.74(0.354–1.56)	0.430
Hand pipe	54(75)	18(25)	0.454(0.253–812)	0.008	0.78(0.35–3.37)	0.546
Presence of Latrine	Yes	154(53.4)	124(46.6)			1
No	98(70)	42(30)	1.88(1.22–2.88)	0.004	1.87(1.21–2.89)	0.04
Habit of hand washing after toilet	Yes	174(57.2)	130(42.8)	1		1
No	78(68.4)	36(31.6)	1.62(1.03–2.55)	0.04	0.94(0.56–1.58)	0.823
Habit of handwashing before food	Yes	238(94.4)	14(5.6)			1
No	148(89.2)	18(10.8)	2.06(0.99–4.28)	0.050	3.3(1.42–7.90)	0.006
Habit of nail trimming	Yes	112(47.5)	124(52.5)				1
No	140(76.9)	42(23.1)	3.69(2.40–5.67)	0.00	1.713(1.11–2.65)	0.016
Presence of dirty nail	Yes	179(75.2)	59(24.8)	4.44(2.93–6.76)	0.000	4.28(2.73–6.73)	0.000
No	73(40.5)	107(59.5)	1		1
Eating raw vegetables	Yes	134(59.8)	90(40.2)	1.043(0.704–1.545)	0.834
No	118(60.8)	76(39.2)	1
Personal hygiene	Yes	164(54.3)	138(45.7)	1
No	88(75.9)	28(24.1)	0.804(0.49–131)	0.38
Presence waste disposal	Yes	140(55.6)	112(44.4)		1
No	112(67.4)	54(32.6)	1.66(0.93–2.956)	0.086	1.17(0.612–2.24)	0.63

Note: 1 (referent).

Abbreviations: COR, crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.