Table 4. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of the predictors of intestinal schistosomiasis in the studied population.
| Variable |
Schistosomiasis +ve N (%) |
Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cOR | 95% CI | p-value | aOR | 95% CI | p-value | |||
| Age (years) | ≤ 12 | 536 (93.2) | 2.48 | 1.54–3.97 | < 0.001 | 2.43 | 1.51–3.92 | <0.001 |
| >12 | 216 (84.7) | 1a | 1a | |||||
| Sex | Male | 372 (90.1) | 0.88 | 0.55–1.40 | 0.60 | - | - | - |
| Female | 380 (91.1) | 1a | - | - | - | |||
| Malaria | Positive | 13 (92.9) | 1.32 | 0.17–10.28 | 0.78 | - | - | - |
| Negative | 735 (90.7) | 1a | - | - | - | |||
| Anaemia status |
Anaemic | 181 (89.2) | 0.78 | 0.46–1.32 | 0.36 | - | - | - |
| Not anaemic | 567 (91.3) | 1a | - | - | - | |||
| *Haemoglobin conc (g/dL) | - | - | 1.09 | 0.96–1.25 | 0.16 | 1.11 | 0.98–1.26 | 0.10 |
| Abdominal pain | Present | 140 (90.3) | 0.96 | 0.53–1.73 | 0.89 | - | - | - |
| Absent | 612 (90.7) | 1a | - | - | - | |||
| Stool consistency | Loose | 105 (100) | 3.3X108 | - | - | - | ||
| Soft | 266 (100) | 3.3X108 | - | - | - | |||
| Formed | 381 (83.0) | 1a | - | - | - | |||
| Stunting (HAZ) | Present | 216 (89.6) | 0.85 | 0.51–1.41 | 0.54 | - | - | - |
| Absent | 536 (91.0) | 1a | - | - | - | |||
| Wasting (BAZ) | Present | 83 (88.3) | 0.75 | 0.38–1.48 | 0.42 | - | - | - |
| Absent | 669 (90.9) | 1a | - | - | - | |||
N-Total number of participants belong to the category
1a: reference category, aOR: adjusted odds ratio, cOR: crude odds ratio
*—continuous variable