Assessment of Etiology of Elephantiasis and Its Associated Risk Factors in Jeldu District, West Shoa, Ethiopia

Table 7

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of associated risk factors of podoconiosis cases (n = 73) in Jeldu district, West Shoa, Ethiopia.

Factors		Cases n (%)	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	value
Sex	Male	48 (65.7)	0.45 (0.24–86)	2.2 (1.16–4.19)	0.02
	Female	25 (34.3)	1	1	1
Age	10–25	12 (16.4)	0.72 (0.24–2.1)	1.39 (0.46–4.18)	0.56
	26–40	27 (37)	0.37 (0.15–0.9)	2.7 (1.1–6.8)	0.03
	41–55	21 (28.8)	0.60 (0.24–1.5)	1.67 (0.66–41)	0.28
	56–70	13 (17.8)	1	1	1
Occupation	Farmers	65 (89)	0.51 (0.17–1.6)	1.95 (0.6–6.0)	0.24
	Students	2 (2.7)	1.94 (0.26–14)	0.51 (0.07–3.9)	0.52
	Others	6 (6.8)	1	1	1
Family history	Yes	51 (69.8)	0.06 (0.03–0.12)	16.8 (8.2–34.5)	≤0.001
	No	22 (30.2)	1	1	1
Leg hygiene	Yes	47 (64.4)	3 (1.5–60)	0.33 (0.17-0-6)	0.002
	No	26 (35.6)	1	1	1