Table 3. Univariate regression analysis for association between the socio-demographic characteristics and prevalence of detected IPIs in examined children in this study.
| Variable | Categories | Positive Protozoa | Positive Helminthes | Positive Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | OR | P | 95% CI | % | OR | P | 95% CI | % | OR | P | 95% CI | ||
| Age | School | 14.8 | - | - | - | 25.5 | - | - | - | 40.3 | - | - | - |
| Preschool | 55 | 7.01 | < 0.001 | 4.9–10.1 | 21.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5–1.2 | 76.9 | 4.9 | < 0.001 | 3.3–7.3 | |
| Gender | Female | 19.9 | - | - | - | 24.4 | - | - | - | 44.3 | - | - | - |
| Male | 22.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.9–1.6 | 25.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8–1.4 | 48.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.9–1.5 | |
| Residence | Urban | 16.9 | - | - | - | 19.4 | - | - | - | 36.3 | - | - | - |
| Rural | 24.2 | 1.6 | 0.006 | 1.1–2.2 | 28.5 | 1.7 | 0.001 | 1.2–2.3 | 52.8 | 1.96 | < 0.001 | 1.5–2.5 | |
| Education level | High | 22.1 | - | - | - | 25.2 | - | - | - | 47.3 | - | - | - |
| Medium | 20.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6–1.5 | 25.9 | 1.04 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.6 | 46.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.4 | |
| Low | 24.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6–2.3 | 12.1 | 0.4 | 0.04 | 0.2–0.9 | 36.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3–1.2 | |
| Income level | High | 4.7 | - | - | - | 15.6 | - | - | - | 20.3 | - | - | - |
| Medium | 21.1 | 5.4 | < 0.001 | 1.7–17.5 | 25.8 | 1.9 | 0.08 | 0.9–3.7 | 46.8 | 3.5 | < 0.001 | 1.9–6.5 | |
| Low | 30 | 8.7 | < 0.001 | 2.6–29.3 | 24.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.8–3.8 | 54.3 | 4.7 | < 0.001 | 2.3–9.3 | |
OR: Odd ratio; CI: Confidence interval.