Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Prenatal Care in the Northwestern Ethiopia
Table 3
Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis of selected risk factors associated with Ascaris lumbricoides infection among pregnant women.
Characteristic
Ascaris lumbricoides
COR (95% CI)
value
AOR (95% CI)
value
Positive
Negative
Monthly income (ETB)
0.033
Less than 500
10 (12.5)
70 (87.5)
5.47 (1.46-20.58)
0.012
3.76 (0.88-16.01)
0.075
500-1000
20 (10.8)
166 (89.2)
4.62 (1.34-15.91)
0.015
2.13 (1.33-20.32)
0.180
Above 1000
3 (2.5)
115 (97.4)
1
1
Hand washing before meal
No
5 (25.0)
15 (75.0)
4.0 (1.35-11.82)
0.012
4.67 (1.24-17.62)
0.002
Yes
28 (7.7)
336 (92.3)
1
1
Hand washing after toilet
No
23 (25.8)
66 (74.1)
9.93 (4.51-21.87)
≤0.001
8.78 (3.85-20.01)
≤0.001
Yes
10 (3.4)
285 (96.6)
1
1
Habit of eating soil
Yes
6 (14.6)
35 (85.3)
2.01 (0.77-5.19)
0.151
1.09 (0.34-2.98)
0.994
No
27 (7.9)
316 (92.1)
1
1
Eating raw vegetables
Yes
14 (10.7)
116 (89.2)
1.49 (0.72-3.08)
0.279
No
19 (7.5)
235 (92.5)
1
1: reference category. : statistically significant at .
