Research Article
Prevalence of Active Trachoma and Associated Factors in Areka Town, South Ethiopia, 2018
Table 4
Factors associated with prevalence of active trachoma in Areka Town in Southern Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 586).
| Variable | Category | Total children | Children with active trachoma | value | COR (95% CI) | PV. adj. | AOR (95% CI) | No | No |
| Do you have a latrine? | Yes | 517 | 159 | | 1 | | 1 | No | 69 | 63 | 0 | 23.6 (10.03–55.76) | <0.01 | 6.88 (2.13–22.18) | Place of cooking | In the same room | 141 | 17 | 0 | 28.38 (16.52–48.76) | 0 | 5.13 (2.21–11.88) | The same house but different room | 138 | 60 | 0 | 4.48 (2.82–7.10) | 0.68 | 0.86 (0.42–1.76) | In separate kitchen | 307 | 45 | | 1 | | 1 | Does your cooking room have a window? | Yes | 382 | 72 | | 1 | | 1 | No | 204 | 150 | 0 | 11.96 (7.99–17.90) | 0.02 | 2.28 (1.11–4.69) | Domestically produced waste disposal | Bury/burn | 331 | 42 | | 1 | | 1 | Simple disposal | 255 | 180 | 0 | 16.51 (10.84–25.16) | 0 | 4.62 (2.41–8.83) | Water consumption per day | Less than 20 liters | 141 | 111 | | 1 | | 1 | 20–40 liters | 269 | 84 | 0 | 0.12 (0.08–0.20) | 0 | 0.18 (0.07–0.44) | 40–80 liters | 128 | 24 | 0 | 0.06 (0.03–0.11) | 0.06 | 0.38 (0.14–1.05) | More than 80 liters | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0.02 (0.01–0.06) | <0.01 | 0.07 (0.01–0.39) | Knowledge | Knowledgeable | 430 | 90 | | 1 | | 1 | Less knowledgeable | 156 | 132 | 0 | 20.78 (12.69–34.02) | 0.42 | 1.83 (0.42–7.92) | Traveling the distance to fetch water | In a compound | 200 | 36 | | 1 | | 1 | Less than 30 minutes | 272 | 99 | 0 | 2.61 (1.68–4.04) | 0.89 | 0.96 (0.53–1.75) | 30 to 59 minutes | 114 | 87 | 0 | 14.68 (8.36–25.77) | 0.11 | 0.37 (0.11–1.24) | Know about what trachoma is | Yes | 478 | 123 | | 1 | | 1 | No | 108 | 99 | 0 | 31.75 (15.57–64.74) | <0.01 | 8.10 (2.04–32.17) | Know that trachoma causes blindness | Yes | 425 | 96 | | 1 | | 1 | No | 161 | 126 | 0 | 12.34 (7.96–19.12) | 0.18 | 0.50 (0.18–1.37) | Knowledge about the communicability of trachoma | Yes | 424 | 84 | | 1 | | 1 | No | 162 | 138 | 0 | 23.27 (14.19–38.18) | 0.35 | 1.96 (0.49–7.86) | Owner of cattle? | Yes | 245 | 153 | 0 | 6.56 (4.53–9.49) | 0.19 | 1.49 (0.82–2.69) | No | 341 | 69 | | 1 | | 1 | Educational status of the child | Not eligible | 322 | 13 | | 1 | | 1 | Eligible but not attending | 39 | 33 | 0 | 8.9 (4.53–9.49) | 0.45 | 1.74 (0.41–7.37) | Enrolled | 225 | 66 | 0.03 | 0.67 (0.47–0.96) | 0.89 | 1.69 (0.92–3.12) |
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