Table 3.
Factors associated with the occurrence of intestinal parasite from the results of bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis among the study participant in Medebay Zana district Towns (February–March, 2019)
| Variables | Category | Intestinal parasite | COR (CI) | AOR (CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | ||||
| What is the source of water in your working area? | Public tap | 4(26.7%) | 11(73.3%) | 5.95(1.86–19.06) | 11.59(1.73–77.45)a |
| Private tap | 264(68.4%) | 122(31.6%) | 1 | 1 | |
| How often you wash your hands before food preparation? | Sometimes | 8(36.4%) | 14(63.6%) | 5.95(1.91–5.48) | 3.25(1.33–7.92)a |
| Usually | 34(46.6%) | 39(53.4%) | 4.95(1.99–12.22) | 4.12(1.13–15.05)a | |
| Always | 226(73.9%) | 80(26.1%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Do you wash your hands by soap and water after visiting toilet? | Sometimes | 6(18.8%) | 26(81.2%) | 5.45(3.34–8.88) | 3.54(1.72–7.31)a |
| Usually | 74(50.3%) | 73(49.7%) | 23.96(9.17–62.57) | 6.05(1.67–21.92)a | |
| Always | 188(84.7%) | 74(15.3%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Have you used your sick leave properly to obtain treatment? | No | 56(47.9%) | 61(52.1%) | 3.21(2.04–5.03) | |
| Yes | 212(74.6%) | 72(25.4%) | 1 | ||
| Does your workplace have shower facility? | No | 18(34.6%) | 34(65.4%) | 4.77(2.57–8.84) | 3.84(1.47–10.26)a |
| Yes | 250(71.6%) | 99(28.4%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Do you wash your body regularly in your working area? | No | 116(52.4%) | 105(47.5%) | 4.91(3.03–7.95) | 2.48(1.09–5.61)a |
| Yes | 152(84.4%) | 28(15.6%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Do you have habit to eat raw vegetables &meat? | Yes | 6(12.8% | 41(87.2%) | 19.46(7.99–47.34) | 31.92(10.01–101.80)a |
| No | 264(74.0% | 92(26%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Does your working area have separate dressing room? | No | 55(48.2%) | 59(51.8%) | 3.08(1.96–4.85) | |
| Yes | 213(74.2%) | 74(25.8%) | 1 | ||
| Do you wear clean aprons when you preparing food? | No | 63(46.0%) | 74(54%) | 4.08(2.61–6.36) | |
| Yes | 205(77.7%) | 59(22.3%) | 1 | ||
| Do you wear hair garments during preparing food? | No | 59,948.4%) | 63(51.6%) | 3.18(2.04–4.98) | |
| Yes | 209(74.9%) | 70(25.1%) | 1 | ||
|
How frequently the kitchen floor cleaned? (per day) |
One times | 35(30.4%) | 80(69.6%) | 30.85(12.30–77.38) | 13.73(4.21–44.77)a |
| Two times | 152(76.4%) | 47(23.6%) | 4.17(1.71–10.18) | 2.51(0.85–7.39) | |
| Three times | 81(93.1% | 6(6.9%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Monthly income (birr) | 500–9,001,000 – | 119(56.1%) | 93(43.9%) | 2.91(1.87–4.52) | |
| 1500 | 149(78.8%) | 40(21.2%) | 1 | ||
Note: CI Confidence interval, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, COR Crude odds ratio a = Significant associated factors