Table 4 Bivariate ad multivariate logistic regression analysis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in relation to selected variables among PSAC in Chuahit, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015

 Male

183(45.6 %)

43(23.5 %)

140(76.5 %)

1.059(0.664–1.69)

 Female

218(54.4 %)

49(22.5 %)

169(77.5 %)

1

Age(in months)

 ≤ 12

49(12.2 %)

4(8.2 %)

45(91.8 %)

0.29(0.95–0.92)

 13–24

64(16 %)

18(28.1 %)

46(71.9 %)

1.3(0.62–2.7)

 25–36

83(20.7 %)

22(26.5 %)

61(73.5 %)

1.2(0.6–2.4)

 37–48

47(11.7 %)

9(19.1 %)

38(80.9 %)

0.79(0.33–1.99)

 49–60

67(16.7 %)

18(26.9 %)

49(73.1 %)

1.2(0.59–2.54)

 61–72

91(22.7 %)

21(23.1 %)

70(76.9 %)

1

 Married

374(93.3 %)

86(23)

288(77 %)

1.04(0.41–2.67)

 Divorced

27(6.7 %)

6(22.2 %)

21(77.8 %)

1

 Illiterate

358(89.3 %)

83(23.2 %)

275(76.8 %)

0.86(0.35–2.11)

 Read and write

16(4 %)

2(12.5 %)

14(87.5 %)

0.4(0.07–2.26)

 Primary school

27(6.7 %)

11(40.7 %)

16(59.3 %)

1

 Farmer

388(96.8 %)

85(21.9 %)

303(78.1 %)

1

1

 House wife

13(3.2 %)

7(53.8 %)

6(46.2 %)

4.2(1.4–12.7)

8.9(2.27–34)*

 Always

281(70.1 %)

50(17.8 %

231(82.2 %)

1

1

 Sometimes

61(15.2 %)

21(34.4 %)

40(65.6 %)

2.43(1.32–4.47)

1.89(0.99–3.64)

 Not at all

59(14.7 %)

21(35.6 %)

38(64.4 %)

2.6(1.38–4.72)

1.91(1.01–3.64)*

Source of water

 Protected spring

15(3.7 %)

8(53.3 %)

7(46.7 %)

4.2(1.45–11.65)

3.9(1.2–12.3)*

 Well

386(96.3 %)

122(31.6 %)

264(68.4 %)

1

1

 Present

102(25.4 %)

6(5.9 %)

96(94.1 %)

1

1

 Absent

299(74.6 %)

86(28.8 %)

213(71.2 %)

6.46(2.73–18.3)

7.34(2.9–15)*