Table 8 Multinomial logistic analysis showing correlation between urogenital schistosomiasis and socio-economic factors (N = 470)

Religion

ATR

2 (0.42)

0 (0.0)

X

0.999^NS

Christianity^a

468 (99.6)

68 (14.5)

1.000

Parents’ occupation

Traders/Entrepreneurs

305 (64.9)

40 (13.1)

2.484 (1.078–5.727)

0.033^S

Public/ Civil Servant

21 (4.5)

6 (28.6)

0.937 (0.277–3.169)

0.917^NS

Teachers

13 (2.8)

0 (0.0)

Farmers

69 (14.7)

9 (13.0)

2.500 (0.885–7.060)

0.084^NS

Drivers

29 (6.1)

4 (13.80)

2.344 (0.636–8.636)

0.201^NS

Professionals

33 (7.0)

9 (27.3)

1.000

Parents’ Literacy Level

No formal Education

15 (3.2)

3 (20.0)

0.620 (0.150–2.553)

0.508^NS

Primary Education

80 (17.2)

8 (10.0)

1.394 (0.530–3.671)

0.50I^NS

Secondary Education

293 (62.3)

46 (15.7)

0.832 (0.409–1.690)

0.611^NS

Tertiary Education^a

82 (17.3)

11 (13.4)

1.000

Water facility in school

Not available

284 (60.4)

38 (13.4)

1.245 (0.741–2.092)

0.408^NS

Available^a

186 (39.6)

30 (16.1)

1.000

Water facility in the home

Not available

24 (5.1)

5 (20.8)

0.856 (0.278–2.637)

0.787^NS

Poorly available

35 (7.4)

6 (17.1)

1.089 (0.388–3.060)

0.871^NS

Fairly available

114 (24.3)

5 (4.4)

4.913(1.723 − 14.007)

0.003^S

Available

210 (44.7)

36 (17.1)

1.089 (0.568–2.087)

0.797^NS

Always available^a

87 (18.5)

16 (18.4)

1.000

Source of Drinking Water

Borehole (Tap)

237 (50.4)

9 (3.8)

9.806 (3.822–25.159)

0.00^S

Freshwater body

21 (4.5)

4 (19.0)

1.645 (0.459–5.899)

0.445^NS

Sachet or Bottled Water

50 (10.6)

7 (14.0)

2.378 (0.840–6.729)

0.103^NS

Borehole and Freshwater body

79 (16.8)

29 (36.7)

0.667 (0.297–1.498)

0.327^NS

Borehole and Sachet/Bottled Water

40 (8.5)

7 (17.5)

1.825 (0.637–5.232)

0.263^NS

All Water Sources^a

43 (9.2)

12 (27.9)

1.000