Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection among Rural Community of Southwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study

Table 2

Factors associated with soil-transmitted helminth infections among Zemika kebele residents, southwest Ethiopia, 2016.

Variables	STH-positive case (%)	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	value
Age
≤14	151 (70.8%)	Ref.
>14	114 (69.5%)	0.936 [0.600–1.461]
Gender				0.036
Female	138 (65.4%)	Ref.	Ref.
Male	127 (76.5%)	1.723 [1.090–2.722]	1.673 [1.034–2.706]
Subjects				0. 249
Nonmodel families	215 (73.4%)	Ref.	Ref.
Model families	50 (59.5%)	0.534 [0.321–0.886]	0.711 [0.397–1.271]
Family size
≤5	148 (67.9%)	Ref.
>5	117 (73.4%)	1.318 [0.838–2.072]
Latrine
Not available	234 (70.0%)	Ref.
Available	31 (73.8%)	0.906 [0.447–1.836]
Drinking water				0.655
Unprotected	161 (64.4%)	Ref.	Ref.
Protected	104 (81.9%)	2.500 [1.485–4.207]	1.157 [0.610–2.192]
Domestic water				0.383
Unprotected	238 (68.3%)	Ref.	Ref.
Protected	27 (93.1%)	6.239 [1.458–26.706]	2.049 [0.409–10.252]
Fruit before consumption				0.005
Not washed	180 (78.9%)	Ref.	Ref.
Washed	85 (57.0%)	0.354 [0.225–0.558]	0.464 [0.271–0.793]
Drinking treated water				0.044
No	187 (66.3%)	Ref.	Ref.
Yes	78 (82.1%)	2.331 [1.305–4.162]	1.994 [1.019–3.901]
Open defecation				0.047
No	34 (54.8%)	Ref.	Ref.
Yes	231 (73.3%)	2.265 [1.295–3.961]	1.754 [0.921–3.338]

Significantly associated with STH.