Table 4 Potential risk factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in Chencha, Southern Ethiopia, 2012

Male

191

154 (80.6)

37 (19.4)

1

Female

209

170 (81.3)

39 (18.7)

1.047 (0.635-1.726)

Unable to read and write

122

104 (85.2)

18 (14.8)

2.982 (1.362-6.53)*

only read and/write

79

70 (88.6)

9 (11.4)

4.014 (1.6-10.069)*

Primary to secondary

152

119 (78.3)

33 (21.7)

1.861 (0.91-3.89)

Higher education

47

31 (66.0)

16 (34.0)

1

House wife

162

137 (84.6)

25 (15.4)

1.289 (0.4-4.153)

Merchant

58

47 (81.0)

11 (19.0)

1.005 (0.282-3.586)

Government worker

79

57 (72.2)

22 (27.8)

0.61 (0.185-2.014)

Daily laborer

30

22 (73.3)

8 (26.7)

0.64 (0.167-2.513)

Farmer

50

44 (88.0)

6 (22.0)

1.725 (0.433-6.882)

Others

21

17 (81.0)

4 (19.0)

1

Yes

78

28 (35.9)

50 (64.1)

1

No

322

296 (91.9)

26 (19.0)

20.00 (11.00-37.4997)*

Very good

31

13 (41.9)

18 (58.1)

1

Good

323

267 (82.7)

56 (17.3)

6.602 (3.059-14.249)*

Bad

46

44(95.7)

2 (4.3)

30.462 (6.234-148.852)*

Private

366

297 (81.1)

69 (18.9)

1

Common

11

10 (90.9)

1 (9.1)

2.323 (0.293-18.453)

No

23

17 (73.9)

6 (26.1)

0.658 (0.25-1.731)

Good air flow

107

61 (57.0)

46 (43.0)

1

Traditional type

270

246 (91.1)

24 (8.9)

0.468 (0.171-1.28)

Open system

23

17 (73.9)

6 (26.1)

3.618 (1.304-10.04)*

Yes

158

124 (78.5)

(21.5)

1

No

242

200 (82.6)

42 (17.4)

1.306 (0.788-2.163)

Close/around to home

375

299 (79.7)

76 (20.3)

1

Not in vicinity

25

25 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

4.055 (0.950-17.306)

Pipe water

302

234 (77.5)

62 (20.9)

1

Bono water

74

69 (93.2)

5 (6.8)

0.492 (0.142-1.698)

Stream

24

21 (87.5)

3 (12.5)

1.971(0.434-8.946)

Yes regularly

180

141 (78.3)

39 (21.7)

1

Yes, Sometimes

193

157 (81.3)

36 (18.7)

1.206 (0.727-2.003)

No

27

26 (96.3)

1(3.7)

7.191 (0.946-54.676)