Table 3.
Rates and correlates of parasite infection (either soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and/or S. mansonai) using logistic regression.
| Characteristics | Category | Prevalence of Any Parasite Infection | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | COR | 95% CI | p-Value | AOR | 95% CI | p-Value | ||
| Age group in years | 5–9 | 503/737 | 68.3 | 1.3 | 1.1–1.5 | 0.009 | 1.4 | 1.1–1.6 | 0.001 |
| 10–15 | 1527/2425 | 63.0 | 1 a | ||||||
| Sex | Female | 1013/1590 | 63.7 | 1 a | |||||
| Male | 1017/1572 | 64.7 | 1.04 | 0.09–1.21 | 0.564 | ||||
| School | Bushulo | 626/1095 | 57.2 | 2.3 | 1.8–2.9 | 0.000 | 2.4 | 1.8–3.0 | 0.000 |
| Kidus Pawulos | 208/305 | 68.2 | 3.7 | 2.6–5.0 | 0.000 | 3.7 | 2.6–5.0 | 0.000 | |
| Finchawa | 138/372 | 37.1 | 1 a | ||||||
| Wosha | 1058/1390 | 76.1 | 5.4 | 4.2–6.9 | 0.000 | 5.6 | 4.4–7.1 | 0.000 | |
In the adjusted model, we adjusted for age and school. Due to co-linearity, village/kebele and district were not included in the model. a = reference, COR = crude odds ratio, AOR = adjusted odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.