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Table 2 Factors associated with intestinal parasite infection among residents in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2012

From: Status of intestinal parasitic infections among residents of Jimma Town, Ethiopia

Characteristics

Intestinal parasite

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

 

Positive n(%)

Negative n(%)

  

P-value

Kebele

Bocho Bore

87(47.3)

97(52.7)

1

1

<0.001

Hermata Mentina

59(64.8)

32(35.2)

2.1(1.22-3.45)*

3.0(1.71-5.39)

Seto Semero

32(41)

46(59)

0.8(0.45-1.32)

0.8(0.42-1.40)

Bossa Addis

31(38.3)

50(61.7)

0.7(0.40-1.17)

0.7(0.40-1.33)

Sex

Male

83(53.2)

73(46.8)

1.4(0.92-2.03)

1.5 (0.931-2.27)

>0.05

Female

126(45.3)

152(54.7)

1

1

Age group in years

<10

60(64.5)

33(35.5)

1.6(0.85-2.82)

3.8(1.33-10.36)

<0.001

10-20

64(53.3)

56(46.7)

1

1

21-30

40(45.5)

48(54.5)

0.7(0.42-1.26)

0.8(0.45-1.53)

31-40

25(38.5)

40(61.5)

0.6(0.29-1.01)

0.6(0.28-1.10)

>40

20(29.4)

48(70.6)

0.4(0.19-.68)*

0.3(0.13-.55)

Educational status

Illiterate

37(60.7)

24(39.3)

1.8(1.03-3.13)*

3.2(1.64-6.19)

<0.001

Literate

172(46.1)

201(53.9)

1

1

Monthly family income**

<500

155(52.9)

138(47.1)

1.5(0.76-2.764)*

2.9(1.32-4.90)

0.041

≥500

39(37.9)

64(62.1)

1

1

Hand washing before meals

Always

196(46.9)

222(53.1)

1

1

0.016

Sometimes

13(81.3)

3(18.7)

4.9(1.37-17.47)*

5.4(1.36-21.07)

Solid waste disposal method

Burning

128(44.9)

157(55.1)

1

1

>0.05

Pit

67(54.9)

55(45.1)

1.5(0.976-2.288)

1.3(0.809-2.114)

 

Open field

14(51.9)

13(48.1)

1.3(0.599-2.911)

1.4(0.568-3.293)

 
  1. *Statistically significant at P < 0.05, COR = Crude Odds Ratio, AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio, adjusted for other factors shown in the table, CI = Confidence Interval **Estimated monthly family income in Ethiopian Birr.