Table 7.
Rates and correlates of STH infections among school-going children.
| Characteristics | Category | STHs Pos | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | COR | 95% CI | p-Value | AOR | 95% CI | p-Value | ||
| Age group in years | 5–9 | 448 | 60.8 | 1.4 | 1.2–1.6 | 0.000 | 1.6 | 1.3–1.9 | 0.000 |
| 10–15 | 1283 | 52.9 | 1 a | ||||||
| Sex | Female | 862 | 54.2 | 1 a | |||||
| Male | 869 | 55.3 | 1.0 | 0.9–1.2 | 0.547 | ||||
| School | Bushulo | 507 | 46.3 | 1.9 | 1.5–2.5 | 0.000 | 2 | 1.6–2.6 | 0.000 |
| Kidus Pawulos | 123 | 40.3 | 1.5 | 1.1–2.1 | 0.009 | 1.3 | 0.9–1.8 | 0.12 | |
| Wosha | 987 | 71.0 | 5.5 | 4.3–7.1 | 0.000 | 5.6 | 4.3–7.2 | 0.000 | |
| Finchawa | 114 | 30.7 | 1 a | ||||||
| S. mansoni | Yes | 502 | 29.0 | 1.5 | 1.2–1.7 | 0.000 | 1.5 | 1.2–1.8 | 0.001 |
| No | 313 | 21.9 | 1 a | ||||||
Data were analyzed using logistic regression. In the adjusted model, we adjusted for age, school, and S. mansoni infection. 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.