Table 2.
Factors associated with soil transmitted helminthes infections among school children in Mettu town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 392).
| Variables | Categories | STH infection status n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. lumbricoides | T. trichiura | Hookworm | ||
| Age | 5–10 | 83 (36.6) | 67 (29.5) | 39 (17.2) |
| 11–16 | 46 (27.9) | 42 (25.5) | 54 (32.7) | |
| X2 (P) | 5.91 (0.02)* | 2.64 (0.06)* | 0.82 (0.36) | |
| Sex | Male | 52 (28.7) | 48 (26.5) | 39 (21.5) |
| Female | 77 (36.5) | 61 (28.9) | 54 (25.6) | |
| X2 (P) | 2.72 (0.09) | 0.83 (0.35) | 4.85 (0.12) | |
| Maternal literacy | Literate | 37 (25.3) | 28 (19.2) | 27 (18.5) |
| Illiterate | 92 (37.4) | 81 (32.9) | 66 (26.8) | |
| X2 (P) | 9.21 (0.01)* | 7.54 (0.00)** | 17.6 (0.00)** | |
| Paternal literacy | Literate | 53 (29.9) | 44 (24.8) | 37 (20.9) |
| Illiterate | 76 (35.3) | 65 (30.2) | 56 (26.1) | |
| X2 (P) | 2.23 (0.14) | 0.12 (0.07) | 3.63 (0.06) | |
| Maternal occupation | Employed | 43 (46.23) | 34 (36.5) | 24 (38.1) |
| Unemployed | 86 (28.7) | 75 (25.1) | 69 (23.1) | |
| X2 (P) | 2.46 (0.12)* | 1.63 (0.21) | 0.13 (0.79) | |
| Paternal occupation | Employed | 54 (28.7) | 48 (25.5) | 50 (26.6) |
| Unemployed | 75 (36.7) | 61 (29.9) | 43 (21.1) | |
| X2 (P) | 0.22 (0.71) | 0.51 (0.45) | 0.23 (0.98) | |
| Dirty fingernail | Yes | 103 (33.1) | 88 (28.3) | 68 (21.9) |
| No | 26 (32.1) | 21 (25.9) | 25 (30.9) | |
| X2 (P) | 9.26 (0.001)* | 4.82 (0.03)* | 3.31 (0.04)* | |
| Shoe wearing | Yes | 101 (32.6) | 82 (26.4) | 65 ( 20.9) |
| No | 28 (34.1) | 27 (32.9) | 28 (34.1) | |
| X2 (P) | 0.41 ( 0.52) | 0.32 (0.59) | 1.21 (0.28) | |
| Water source | Tap water | 55 (30.1) | 53 (28.9) | 46 (25.1) |
| Others | 74 (35.4) | 56 (26.8) | 47 (22.5) | |
| X2 (P) | 0.32 (0.55) | 0.12 (0.91) | 1.61 (0.22) | |
| Latrine availability | Yes | 93 (32.2) | 76 (26.3) | 59 (20.4) |
| No | 36 (34.9) | 33 (32.1) | 34 (33.1) | |
| X2 (P) | 7.14 (0.08) | 3.72 (0.09 ) | 0.91 (0.41) | |
**Statistically significant at P < 0.01.
*Statistically significant at P < 0.05.