Table 3.
Association of any allergic symptoms with helminthic infection among primary school children in Sululta, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 526)
| Variables | Total | Any allergyb | COR | 95% CI | P-value | AOR | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||||||
| Any helminthesa | |||||||||
| Yes | 89 | 25 (28.1) | 64 (71.9) | 1.30 | 0.778–2.171 | 0.317 | |||
| No | 437 | 101 (23.1) | 336 (76.9) | 1 | |||||
| Ascaris lumbricoids | |||||||||
| Yes | 18 | 3 (16.7) | 15 (83.3) | 0.626 | 0.178–2.198 | 0.465 | |||
| No | 508 | 123 (24.2) | 385 (75.8) | 1 | |||||
| Tricuris tricuria | |||||||||
| Yes | 11 | 1 (9.1) | 10 (90.9) | 0.312 | 0.040–2.461 | 0.269 | |||
| No | 515 | 125 (24.3) | 390 (75.7) | 1 | |||||
| Hookworm | |||||||||
| Yes | 12 | 7 (58.3) | 5(41.7) | 4.677 | 1.448–14.910 | 0.010 | 4.39 | 1.321–14.056 | 0.015 |
| No | 514 | 119 (23.2) | 395 (76.8) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Hymnelopis nana | |||||||||
| Yes | 33 | 4 (12.1) | 29 (87.9) | 0.705 | 0.194–2.203 | 0.542 | |||
| No | 493 | 122 (24.7) | 371 (75.3) | 1 | |||||
COR: Crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval
aAny helminths: Intestinal helminths, positive by direct wet mount, Kato-Katz or concentration
bAny allergy: allergy symptoms reported as, wheeze, eczema, asthma or skin itch