Table 2 Unadjusted odds ratio estimate from uni-variable ordinal logistic regression of each explanatory variable
From: Determinants of Schistosoma mansoni in Sanja health center, north West Ethiopia
Unadjusted OR | Sig. | 95% CI (UOR) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L B | UB | ||||
Sex of patients | Female | 0.34 | 0.006 | 0.16 | 0.74 |
Male | 1 | – | – | – | |
Age of patients | 0–19 | 2.34 | 0.191 | 0.65 | 8.40 |
20–39 | 1.25 | 0.753 | 0.32 | 4.90 | |
> = 40 | 1 | – | – | – | |
Marital status of patients | Single | 0.84 | 0.637 | 0.42 | 1.71 |
Others | 1 | – | – | – | |
Education of patients | Illiterate | 0.67 | 0.397 | 0.27 | 1.68 |
Primary | 1.09 | 0.857 | 0.43 | 2.73 | |
Secondary and above | 1 | – | – | – | |
Occupation of patients | Employed | 0.31 | 0.264 | 0.04 | 2.44 |
Un employed | 1 | – | – | – | |
Religion of patients | Orthodox | 0.49 | 0.575 | 0.04 | 5.92 |
Muslim | 1 | – | – | – | |
Resident of patients | Rural | 0.82 | 0.594 | 0.39 | 1.70 |
Urban | 1 | – | – | – | |
Knowledge about S. mansoni | No | 0.68 | 0.321 | 0.32 | 1.45 |
Yes | 1 | – | – | – | |
Source of Water | Pipe | 0.33 | 0.004 | 0.15 | 0.71 |
River(others) | 1 | – | – | – | |
Swimming habit | No | 0.16 | 0.000 | 0.08 | 0.34 |
Yes | 1 | – | – | – | |
Frequency of swimming in the river | No | 0.07 | 0.000 | 0.03 | 0.17 |
1–2 times per week | 0.37 | 0.041 | 0.13 | 1.05 | |
> = 3 times per week | 1 | – | – | – | |
Water contact habit during crossing the river | No | 0.24 | 0.001 | 0.11 | 0.56 |
Yes | 1 | – | – | – | |
Washing clothes in the river | No | 0.06 | 0.000 | 0.02 | 0.21 |
Yes | 1 | – | – | – | |
Bathing in the river | No | 0.02 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
Yes | 1 | – | – | – | |
Fishing in the river | No | 0.29 | 0.086 | 0.07 | 1.19 |
Yes | 1 | – | – | – | |
Previously treated for S. mansoni | No | 0.50 | 0.214 | 0.17 | 1.49 |
Yes | 1 | – | – | – | |
Participating in irrigation | No | 0.29 | 0.176 | 0.05 | 1.73 |
Yes | 1 | – | – | – | |