Research Article
Seroconfirmed Typhoid Fever and Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices among Febrile Patients Attending at Injibara General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 4
Multivariable analysis on the associated factors of S. Typhi among febrile patients at Injibara General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020.
| | Variable | Seroprevalence of S. Typhi | AOR (95% CI) | value | | Nonreactive: (%) | Reactive: (%) |
| | Educational status () | | | | | | No education () | 37 (62.7) | 22 (37.3) | 1.428 (00.523-3.897) | 0.487 | | Primary education () | 35 (79.5) | 9 (20.5) | 0.636 | | Secondary education () | 43 (76.8) | 13 (23.2) | 0.711 (0.173-2.924) | 0.937 | | More than secondary () | 61 (78.2) | 17 (21.8) | 1.060 (0.247-4.559) | | | 1 | | Occupation () | | | | | | Student () | 43 (79.6) | 11 (20.4) | 0.227 (0.053-0.965) | 0.045 | | Farmer () | 57 (64.8) | 31 (35.2) | 1.506 (0.376-6.026) | 0.563 | | Merchant () | 31 (91.2) | 3 (8.8) | 0.518 (0.177-1.519) | 0.231 | | Government employee () | 45 (73.8) | 16 (26.2) | 1 | | | TF can be caused by mosquito bite () | | | | | | Yes () | 19 (59.4) | 13 (40.6) | 2.618 (1.097-6.248) | 0.030 | | No () | 157 (76.6) | 48 (23.4) | 1 | | | Hand washing after using toilet () | | | | | | Yes () | 170 (75.6) | 55 (24.4) | 1 | | | No () | 6 (50) | 6 (50) | 2.099 (0.521-8.468) | 0.297 | | Washing hand before food preparation () | | | | | | Yes () | 174 (75.3) | 57 (24.7) | 1 | | | No () | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 6.846 (0.862-54.382) | 0.069 | | Waste collection system available () | | | | | | Yes () | 77 (78.6) | 21 (21.4) | 1 | | | No () | 99 (71.2) | 40 (28.8) | 1.303 (0.632-2.685) | 0.474 | | TF can kill if untreated () | | | | | | Yes () | 112 (75.2) | 37 (24.8) | 1 | | | No () | 64 (72.7) | 24 (27.3) | 5.227 (0.560-48.791) | 0.147 |
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Note: TF: typhoid fever.
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