Research Article

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 4

Multivariate 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 STHsSTH infectionsCOR (95% CI) value
PositiveNegative

Sex
 Male281441
 Female171510.410 (0.010-1.172)0.000
Educational level of the students
 Grades 1-4281333.281 (1.136-9.479)0.028
 Grades 5-8171621
Residence
 Rural352066.733 (02.119-9.479)0.001
 Urban10891
Trimming of finger nail
 Yes352701
 No10255.154 (1.300-20.437)0.020
Hand washing before eating a meal
 No12365.496 (2.012-15.012)0.001
 Sometimes18884.506 (1.321-15.370)0.016
 Always151711
Latrine availability
 Yes282301
 No17653.948 (1.510-10.325)0.005
Shoe-wearing habit
 No5133.483 (0.836-14.507)0.086
 Sometimes13761.521 (0.547-4.230)0.422
 Always172061