Research Article
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Pregnant Women in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Multivariable analysis showing the associated factors of intestinal parasitic infections among pregnant women in West Gojjam Zone, 2017.
| Variables | Intestinal parasite | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | value | Infected () | Noninfected () |
| Address | Rural | 101 | 362 | 0.33 (0.21-0.54) | 2.99 (1.85-4.85) | 0.00 | Urban | 36 | 244 | 1 | 1 | | Occupation | Farmer | 50 | 87 | 1.90 (1.20-3.03) | 1.91 (1.20-3.03) | 0.01 | Non farmer | 87 | 486 | 1 | 1 | | Eating raw vegetables | Yes | 131 | 222 | 6.89 (4.26-11.15) | 1.45 (0.09-0.24) | 0.00 | No | 6 | 384 | 1 | 1 | | Proper latrine utilization | No | 20 | 117 | 0.35 (0.14-0.85) | 2.89 (1.18-7.08) | 0.02 | Yes | 159 | 447 | 1 | 1 | | Environmental sanitation | No | 16 | 207 | 1 | 1 | | Yes | 121 | 399 | 5.33 (2.14-13.24) | 0.19 (0.08-0.47) | 0.00 | Soil eating habit | Yes | 36 | 72 | 2.36 (1.38-4.03) | 0.42 (0.25-0.72) | 0.00 | No | 101 | 534 | 1 | 1 | | Irrigation practice | Yes | 98 | 305 | 2.12 (1.29-3.49) | 0.47 (0.29-0.77) | 0.00 | No | 39 | 301 | 1 | 1 | | Health education | No | 130 | 517 | 3.13 (1.30-7.58) | 0.32 (0.13-0.77) | 0.02 | Yes | 7 | 89 | 1 | 1 | | Environmental sanitation | No | | | 2.29 (1.44-3.65) | 1.90 (0.75-4.79) | 0.07 | Yes | | | 1 | 1 | |
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