Table 4. Factors associated with occurrence of intestinal schistosomiasis among schoolchildren in northwest Ethiopia (n = 421).
| Characteristics | Schistosomiasis | COR[95% CI] | P-value | AOR[95%CI] | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No, n(%) | Yes, n(%) | ||||||
| Sex | Female | 182(97.8) | 4(2.2) | 1 | 0.034 | 1 | 0.038 |
| Male | 219(93.2) | 16(6.8) | 3.32[1.09–10.12] | 3.36[1.07,10.6] | |||
| Age group | 6–10 | 191(96) | 8(4) | 1 | 0.56 | 1 | 0.325 |
| 11–15 | 210(94.6) | 12(5.4) | 1.36[0.55,3.41] | 2.94[0.34,8.3] | |||
| Residence | Rural | 71(97.3) | 2(2.7) | 1 | 0.383 | 1 | 0.558 |
| Urban | 330(94.8) | 18(5.2) | 1.94[0.44,8.53] | 3.77[0.65,13.08] | |||
| School@ | MJPS | 115(91.3) | 11(8.7) | 4.08[1.11,14.99] | 0.037 | 4.42[1.04,8.7] | 0.044 |
| MPS | 128(97.7) | 3(2.3) | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| WAPS | 158(96.3) | 6(3.7) | 2.52[0.91,7.01] | 0.077 | 5.48[0.65,14.5] | 0.117 | |
| Grade level | 1–4 | 268(96.8) | 9(3.2) | 1 | 0.051 | 1 | 0.226 |
| 5–8 | 133(92.4) | 11(7.6) | 2.46[0.97,6.1] | 4.1[0.42,12] | |||
| Type of shoes | Closed | 87(97.8) | 2(2.2) | 1 | 0.234 | 1 | 0.133 |
| Open | 313(94.6) | 18(5.4) | 2.46[0.56,10.8] | 3.28[0.69,5.5] | |||
| Deworming before 1 yr | Yes | 239(95.2) | 12(4.8) | 1 | 0.97 | ||
| No | 162(95.3) | 8(4.7) | 1.02[0.41,2.54] | ||||
| Water contact | No | 134(98.5) | 2(1.5) | 1 | 0.045 | 1 | 0.148 |
| Yes | 267(93.7) | 18(6.3) | 4.52[1.03,19.75] | 3.14[0.66,10.8] | |||
| Latrine availability | yes | 379(95.5) | 18(4.5) | 1 | 0.403 | 1 | 0.35 |
| No | 22(91.7) | 2(8.3) | 1.91[0.42,8.78] | 2.4[0.38,15.2] | |||
@MJPS = Menegesha Jemberie Primary School, MPS = Merawi Primary School, WAPS = Wotet Abay Primary School
#Crude odds ratio
$ adjusted odds ratio