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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of intestinal parasitic infections and potential risk factors among food handlers at Arba Minch University Students Cafeteria, Arba Minch, South Ethiopia, April- June 2015

From: Prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections among food handlers of Southern Ethiopia: cross sectional study

Variables

Negative

Positive

Crude OR (95 % CI)

P-value

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)

P-value

No. (%)

No. (%)

Sex

 Male

62(60)

41(40)

1.653(1.029–2.656)

0.038

1.199(0.680–2.114)

0.530

 Female

195(71.4)

78(28.6)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Age

 < 20 years

14(50)

14(50)

2.352(1.066–5.188),

0.034

1.355(0.523–3.509)

0.531

 21–35 years

167(70.2)

71(29.8)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 36–50 years

69(67)

34(33)

1.159(0.706–1.903)

0.560

1.162(0.664–2.033)

0.599

 > 50 years

7(100)

0

0.000

0.999

0.000

0.999

Years of Service

 < 1 year

11(42)

15(58)

3.117 (1.336–7.273)

0.009

2.320 (0.887–6.068)

0.086

 1–5 years

112(70)

49(30)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 6–10 years

79(68)

38(32)

1.099(0.659–1.835)

0.717

1.298 (0.724–2.329)

0.381

 > 10 years

55(76.4)

17(23.6)

0.706(0.373–1.339)

0.287

.739 (0.351–1.557)

0.426

Finger nail Status

 Not trimmed

46(51)

44(49)

2.691(1.648–4.393)

0.000

2.193 (1.293–3.719)

0.004

 Trimmed

211(74)

75(26)

1.00

 

1.00