BioMed Research International / 2022 / Article / Tab 4 / Research Article
Cross-Sectional Study on Assessment of Frequency of Intestinal Helminth Infections and Its Related Risk Factors among School Children from Adola Town, Ethiopia Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate analysis association of IHIs with sociodemographic factors among school children from Adola, Ethiopia.
Variables categories Total examined, no. (%) Intestinal helminths COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) valuePositive, (%) Negative, (%) Schools Adola 188 (46.5) 50 (26.6) 138 (73.4) 1 1 Bilu 106 (26.2) 43 (40.6) 63 (59.4) 1.840 (1.116-3.034) 1.105 (0.588-2.076) 0.757 Kucho 110 (27.2) 44 (40) 66 (60) 0.977 (0.567-1.683) 0.994 (0.529-1.87) 0.986 Sex Male 192 (47.5) 76 (39.6) 116 (60.4) 1 1 Female 212 (52.5) 61 (28.8) 151 (71.2) 0.617 (0.407-0.934) 0.566 (0.345-0.928) 0.024 Age (years) 6-10 141 (34.9) 68 (48.2) 73 (51.8) 1 1 11-16 158 (39.1) 49 (31) 109 (69) 0.224 (0.081-0.619) 9.306 (0.465-186) 0.144 16-20 76 (18.8) 15 (19.7) 61 (80.3) 0.463 (0.167-1.286) 2.236 (0.412-12.187) 0.352 >20 29 (7.2) 5 (17.2) 24 (82.8) 0.847 (0.277-2.589) 1.986 (0.459-8.596) 0.359 Educational level of students Grades 1-4 175 (43.3) 86 (49) 89 (51) 1 1 Grades 5-8 229 (56.7) 51 (22.3) 178 (77.7) 0.156 (0.058-0.421) 0.039 (0.002-0.738) 0.031 Illiterate 182 (45.0) 72 (39.6) 110 (60.4) 1 1 0.063 Elementary 141 (34.9) 48 (34) 93 (66) 1.497 (0.829-2.706) 1.754 (0.799-3.853) Education level of father Secondary and preparatory 44 (10.9) 10 (22.7) 34 (77.3) 1.318 (0.501-3.463) 1.411 (0.427-4.659) College 29 (7.2) 5 (17.2) 24 (82.8) 0.689 (0.613-2.914) 0725 (0.996-4.047) University and above 8 (2.0) 2 (25) 6 (75) 0.645 (0.125-3.122) 0.734 (0.216-2.493) Educational level of mother Illiterate 216 (53.5) 84 (61.3) 132 (49.4) 1 1 Elementary 101 (25.0) 31 (30.7) 70 (69.3) 0.314 (0.036-2.737) 0.828 (0.073-9.418) 0.879 Secondary higher 52 (12.9) 12 (23) 40 (77) 0.452 (0.051-4.028) 0.810 (0.071-9.230) 0.865 Diploma 29 (7.2) 9 (31) 20 (69) 0.667 (0.071-6.274) 1.043 (0.088-12.362) 0.973 Degree and above 6 (1.5) 1 (17) 5 (83) 0.444 (0.045-4.374) 0.852 (0.066-10.969) 0.902 Father occupation Merchant 62 (15.3) 20 (32.3) 42 (67.7) 1 1 Daily laborer 85 (21.0) 25 (29.4) 60 (70.6) 1.512 (0.819-2.790) 1.314 (0.606-2.851) 0.489 Government employee 32 (7.9) 7 (22) 25 (78) 1.728 (0.991-3.014) 1.368 (0.701-2.672) 0.358 Private employee 53 (13.1) 13 (24.5) 40 (75.5) 2.571 (1.055-6.269) 0.532 (0.076-3.709) 0.524 Farmer 172 (42.6) 72 (42) 100 (58) 2.215 (1.105-4.440) 1.605 (0.679-3.792) 0.281
Statistically significant.