Table 4 Factors associated with active trachoma infection from backward stepwise (Wald) logistic regression analysis among study participants in Boricha and Dale districts, Sidama Ethiopia, in 2019 (n = 701)
Hygiene conditions | Trachoma infection | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes N (%) | No N (%) | AOR (95% CI) | P- value | |
ODF status | ||||
 ODF | 270 (76.5%) | 83 (23.5%) | 2.52 (1.5–4.1) | 0.000 |
 Non-ODF | 308 (88.5%) | 40 (11.5%) | 1 |  |
Sex of students | ||||
 Male | 305 (84.7%) | 55 (15.3%) | 1 |  |
 Female | 273 (80.1%) | 68 (19.9%) | 1.631 (1.009–2.638) | 0.046 |
Ocular discharge | ||||
 Yes | 66 (48.9%) | 69 (51.1%) | 5.715 (3.468–9.418) | 0.000 |
 No | 57 (10.1%) | 509 (89.9%) | 1 |  |
Nasal discharge | ||||
 Yes | 42 (41.6%) | 59 (58.4%) | 1.898 (1.060–3.399) | 0.031 |
 No | 81 (13.5%) | 519 (86.5%) | 1 |  |
Fly on face | ||||
 Yes | 35 (60.3%) | 23 (39.7%) | 6.472 (3.366–12.444) | 0.000 |
 No | 88 (13.7%) | 555 (86.3%) | 1 |  |
Finger cleanliness | ||||
 Yes | 27 (8.4%) | 293 (91.6%) | .431(.215–.863) | 0.018 |
 No | 96 (25.2%) | 285 (74.8%) | 1 |  |
Cloth cleanliness | ||||
 Yes | 28 (8.6%) | 298 (91.4%) | .647(.326–1.285) | 0.214 |
 No | 95 (25.3%) | 280 (74.7%) | 1 |  |