Table 2.
Prevalence of STHs and individual-level associated risk factors among school-age children at Goro Elementary School, Southwest Ethiopia, 2018/19.
| Variable | Alternative | STH status | COR (95% CI) | P value | |
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| Participants (%) | Positive (%) | ||||
| Age | 6-10 | 119 (30.7) | 22 (18.5) | 1.4 (0.8-2.5) | 0.259 |
| 11-15 | 268 (69.3) | 39 (14.5) | |||
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| Sex | Female | 199 (51.4) | 34 (17.1) | 1.2 (0.7-2.1) | 0.463 |
| Male | 188 (48.6) | 27 (14.4) | |||
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| Mother's educational status | Illiterate | 133 (34.4) | 18 (13.5) | 2.3 (1.1-4.8) | 0.021∗ |
| Literate | 254 (65.6) | 43 (16.9) | |||
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| Family size | ≤5 | 112 (28.9) | 10 (8.9) | 1.3 (0.7-2.4) | 0.385 |
| >5 | 275 (71.1) | 51 (18.6) | |||
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| Residence | Rural | 202 (52.2) | 35 (17.3) | 1.3 (0.7-2.2) | 0.378 |
| Urban | 185 (47.8) | 26 (14.1) | |||
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| Religion | Orthodox | 205 (53.0) | 31 (15.1) | ||
| Muslim | 128 (33.1) | 20 (15.6) | 1.0 (0.6-1.9) | 0.901 | |
| Protestant | 54 (13.95) | 10 (2.58) | 1.3 (0.6-2.9) | 0.576 | |
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| Grade | 1-4 | 215 (55.6) | 40 (18.6) | 1.6 (0.9-2.9) | 0.088 |
| 5-8 | 172 (44.4) | 21 (12.2) | |||
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| Latrine availability and using practice | No | 39 (10.1) | 10 (25.6) | 2.0 (0.9-4.4) | 0.079 |
| Yes | 348 (89.9) | 51 (14.7) | |||
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| Shoe wearing habit | Sometimes | 154 (39.8) | 46 (29.9) | 6.2 (3.3-11.6) | P < 0.001∗ |
| Always | 233 (60.2) | 15 (6.4) | |||
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| Handwashing habit before meal | Sometimes | 96 (24.8) | 28 (29.2) | 3.2 (1.8-5.7) | P < 0.001∗ |
| Always | 291 (75.2) | 33 (11.3) | |||
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| Handwashing habit after toilet | Not at all | 152 (39.3) | 31 (20.4) | 5.6 (1.9-16.5) | 0.002∗ |
| Only with water | 143 (36.9) | 26 (18.2) | 4.9 (1.6-14.5) | 0.004∗ | |
| Wash with water and soap | 92 (26.8) | 4 (4.4) | |||
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| Source of drinking water | Protected | 382 (98.7) | 57 (14.9) | ||
| Unprotected | 5 (1.3) | 4 (80.0) | 22.8 (2.5-207.8) | 0.006∗ | |
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| Presence of dirt in fingernail | No | 221 (57.1) | 20 (9.1) | ||
| Yes | 166 (42.9) | 41 (24.7) | 3.3 (1.8-5.9) | P < 0.001 | |
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| Habit of playing with soil | No | 210 (54.3) | 21 (10.0) | ||
| Yes | 177 (45.7) | 40 (22.6) | 2.6 (1.5-4.7) | 0.001∗ | |
NB: COR: crude odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; ∗significant at P < 0.05.