Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Intestinal Parasites among Schoolchildren from Two Primary Schools in Rama Town, Northern Ethiopia

Table 4

Association of environmental and behavioral determinant factors with the prevalence of intestinal parasites among schoolchildren in Rama town, Northern Ethiopia, June 2017.

Determinant factor	Intestinal parasitic infection N = 76 (%)	value	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Source of water
Pipe water	73 (24.3)		1
Well/streams	3 (25.0)	0.958	1.04 (0.27, 2.93)
Latrine availability
Yes	70 (23.6)		1	1
No	6 (40.0)	0.157	2.16 (0.64, 7.44)	0.93 (0.18, 4.88)
Handwashing before feeding
Always	38 (20.3)		1
Sometimes	38 (30.4)	0.001	2.35 (1.39, 3.98)	2.30 (1.32, 4.0)
Handwashing after defecation
Always	19 (20.4)		1	1
Sometimes	45 (26.3)	0.288	1.39 (0.75, 2.55)
Not at all	12 (25.0)	0.535	1.30 (0.57, 2.96)
Habit of nail-biting
No	48 (21.7)		1
Yes	28 (30.8)	0.092	1.61 (0.93, 2.77)	1.38 (0.76, 2.50)
Dirty materials in fingernails
Present	30 (28.8)	0.193	1.43 (0.84, 2.44)	0.89 (0.49, 1.63)
Absent	46 (22.1)		1
Wearing shoes
Sometimes	19 (34.5)	0.055	1.85 (0.99, 3.47)	1.32 (0.65, 2.64)
Always	57 (22.2)		1	1
Habit of swimming in streams
No	68 (23.1)		1	1
Yes	8 (42.1)	0.021	3.04 (1.18, 7.78)	3.12 (1.07, 9.08)

COR: crude odd ratio; AOR: adjusted odd ratio.