Table 5.
Potential risk factors for allergy among primary school children in Sululta, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 526)
| Variables | Total | Any allergy | COR | 95% CI | P-value | AOR | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 220 | 55 (25.0) | 165 (75.0) | 1.103 | 0.736–1.653 | 0.634 | |||
| Female | 306 | 71 (23.2) | 235(76.8) | 1 | |||||
| Age category | |||||||||
| 5–9 | 158 | 33 (20.9) | 125 (79.1) | 1 | |||||
| 10–14 | 368 | 93 (25.3) | 275 (74.7) | 1.281 | 0.817–2.009 | 0.281 | |||
| Residence | |||||||||
| Urban | 400 | 97 (24.3) | 303 (75.7) | 1.071 | 0.667–1.720 | 0.777 | |||
| Rural | 126 | 29 (23) | 97 (77) | 1 | |||||
| Animal | |||||||||
| Yes | 346 | 85 (24.6) | 261 (75.4) | 1.104 | 0.721–1.690 | 0.648 | |||
| No | 180 | 41 (22.8) | 139 (77.2) | 1 | |||||
| Charcoal | |||||||||
| Yes | 521 | 125 (24.0) | 396 (76.0) | 1.263 | 0.140–11.401 | 0.835 | |||
| No | 5 | 1 (20.0) | 4 (60.0) | 1 | |||||
| Electric | |||||||||
| Yes | 174 | 48 (27.6) | 126 (72.4) | 1.338 | 0.882–2.030 | 0.171 | |||
| No | 352 | 78 (22.2) | 274 (77.8) | 1 | |||||
| Deworming | |||||||||
| Yes | 427 | 94 (22.0) | 333 (80.0) | 0.596 | 0.368–0.957 | 0.032 | 0.591 | 0.366–0.955 | 0.034 |
| No | 99 | 32 (32.3) | 67 (67.8) | 1 | |||||
| Any allergen | |||||||||
| Yes | 27 | 12 (44.4) | 15 (55.6) | 2.702 | 1.229–5.937 | 0.013 | 2.787 | 1.253–6.197 | 0.012 |
| No | 499 | 114 (22.8) | 385 (77.2) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Parental allergy | |||||||||
| Yes | 58 | 25 (56.9) | 33 (43.1) | 2.753 | 1.565–4.841 | 0.000 | 2.647 | 1.494–4.691 | 0.001 |
| No | 468 | 101 (21.6) | 367 (78.4) | 1 | |||||