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Table 4 Predicators of intestinal parasitic infections among the school children (n = 460) in Mizan-Aman Town, 2013

From: High prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni and other intestinal parasites among elementary school children in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Intestinal parasite

COR (95 % CI)

AOR (95 % CI)

Positive n(%)

Negative n(%)

  

Age group in years

5–9

242 (82.0)

53 (18.0)

2.2 (1.430–3.451)*

2.6 (1.552–4.298)*

≥10

111 (67.3)

54 (32.7)

1

1

Gender

Male

190 (83.3)

38 (16.7)

2.1 (1.353–3.312)*

2.1 (1.222–3.526)*

Female

163 (70.2)

69 (29.8)

1

1

Type of school

Public

336 (81.6)

76 (18.4)

0.1 (0.065–0.236)*

0.1 (0.060–0.256)*

Private

17 (35.4)

31 (64.6)

1

1

Source of water

Well/river

54 (90.0)

6 (10)

3.0 (1.270–7.279) *

2.4 (0.912–6.191)*

Tap

299 (74.8)

101 (25.2)

1

1

Eating raw vegetables

Yes

196 (85.6)

33 (14.4)

2.8 (1.766–4.438)*

2.7 (1.594–4.540)*

No

157 (68)

74 (32)

1

1

Consumption of street foods

Yes

224 (82.1)

49 (17.9)

2.1 (1.327–3.184)*

2.3 (1.341–3.813)*

No

129 (69)

58 (31)

1

1

Latrine availability at home

Yes

319 (77.2)

94 (22.8)

1

1

No

34 (72.3)

13 (27.7)

0.7 (0.391–1.520)

1.3 (0.548–3.010)

Hand washing before meal

Always

229 (72.5)

87 (27.5)

1

1

Sometimes

124 (86.1)

20 (13.9)

0.4 (0.249–0.723)*

0.5 (0.254–0.865)*

  1. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. *Statistically significant at P < 0.05