Research Article

Prevalence of Active Trachoma and Its Associated Factors among Rural and Urban Children in Dera Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Factors associated with active trachoma among rural children in Dera woreda, Northwest Ethiopia 2014.

Variables Active trachomaCrude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Yes No

Discharge on the eye
 Yes55 (64.7%)35 (9.4%)17.6 (10.01–30.96)5.86  (2.78–12.33)**
 No30 (35.3%) 336 (90.6%) 1 
Condition of face 
 Clean23 (27.1%)312 (84.1%)1
 Unclean62 (72.9%)59 (15.9%)14.28 (8.19–24.79)4.68  (2.24–9.81)**
Feces around the main house
 Yes32 (37.6%)80 (21.6%)2.19 (1.33–3.64)1.94  (1.04–3.62)**
 No53 (62.4%)291 (78.4%)1