Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminth and Schistosoma mansoni Infection and Their Associated Factors among Hiruy Abaregawi Primary School Children, Rural Debre Tabor, North West Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Bivariate analysis of association factors of STH infection among Hiruy Abaregawi primary school children from March to April, 2019, Debre Tabor town, North West Ethiopia.

Associate factors of STHs	STH infections		COR (95% CI)	value
	Positive	Negative
Sex
Male	28	144	1
Female	17	151	0.579 (0.304-1.103)	0.097
Age
5-9	15	102	1.520 (0.413-5.593)	0.529
10-14	27	162	1.722 (0.492-6.030)	0.395
15-18	3	31	1
Educational level of the students
Grades 1-4	28	133	2.100 (1.003-3.853)	0.034
Grades 5-8	17	162	1
Residence
Rural	35	206	1.512 (0.718-3.187)	0.190
Urban	10	89	1
Water source
Tap water	7	59	1
Spring	9	80	0.948 (0.334-2.692)	0.920
Well water	29	156	1.567 (0.651-3.770)	0.316
Trimming of finger nail
Yes	35	270	1
No	10	25	3.060 (1.368-6.961)	0.007
Hand washing before eating a meal
No	12	36	3.239 (1.409-7.447)	0.006
Sometimes	18	88	2.264 (1.088-4.708)	0.029
Always	15	171	1
Hand washing after using the toilet
No	16	49	1.299 (0.619-2.716)	0.490
Sometimes	12	95	0.719 (0.328-1.578)	0.411
Always	17	161	1
Latrine availability
Yes	28	230	1
No	17	65	2.14 (1.108-4.167)	0.024
Shoe-wearing habit
No	5	13	2.934 (0.970-8.875)	0.057
Sometimes	13	76	1.305 (0.0640-2.660)	0.464
Always	17	206	1