Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of factors associated with STH infections among school-age children in ODF declared kebeles in Bahir Dar Zuria district, northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 403)

Variable		N	STH infections, N (%)	COR (95% CI)	P-value	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
Gender	Male	198	56 (28.3)	0.85 (0.55–1.30)	0.45	–	–
	Female	205	65 (31.7)	1
Age-group (years)	6–10	230	67 (29.1)	1	0.65	–	–
	11–14	173	54 (31.2)	1.10 (0.72–1.70)
Grade level of children	5–8	29	8 (27.6)	1	0.76	–	–
	0–4	374	113 (30.2)	1.14 (0.49–2.64)
Family size	≥ 5	235	79 (33.6)	1.52 (0.98–2.36)	0.06	1.39 (0.87–2.21)	0.17
	< 5	168	42 (25)	1		1
Latrine use	No	129	48 (37.2)	1.63 (1.04–2.55	0.03*	1.17 (0.71–1.92)	0.55
	Yes	274	73 (26.6)	1		1
Types of shoes worn	Open	191	78 (40.8)	2.71 (1.74–4.22)	0.00*	2.30 (1.46–3.64)	0.00*
	Covered	212	43 (20.3)	1		1
Shoes worn	Sometimes	39	21 (53.8)	3.08 (1.58–6.02	0.00*	2.56 (1.25–5.25)	0.01*
	Always	364	100 (27.5)	1		1
Drinking water source	Tap water	221	58 (26.2)	1	0.07	1	0.10
	Others	182	63 (34.6)	1.49 (0.97–2.28)		1.48 (0.93–2.37)
Handwashing before meal	No	4	2 (50)	2.35 (0.33–16.90)	0.39	–	–
	Yes	399	119 (29.8)	1
Washing vegetable	No	103	33 (32.0)	1.14 (0.70–1.84)	0.60		–
	Yes	300	88 (29.3)	1
Playing with soil	No	192	44 (22.9)	1	0.03*	1	0.02*
	Yes	211	77 (36.5)	1.93 (1.25–2.99)		1.81(1.12–1.93)
Nail trimming	Not trimmed	131	49 (37.4)	1.66 (1.06–8.68)	0.03*	1.18 (0.72–1.93)	0.52
	Trimmed	272	72 (26.5)	1		1

ODF = open defecation–free; ODP = open defecation–practicing; STH = soil-transmitted helminth. N = number examined; COR = Crude Odds Ratio; AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio.

^*P < 0.05.