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Table 3 Risk factors for both soil transmitted heltminths and S. mansoni infection in children attending Chuahit and Gorgora Elementary School, Northwest Ethiopia, from January 20 to February 25, 2012

From: Current status of soil transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni infection among children in two primary schools in North Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variables

N (%)

STH and S. mansoni n%

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Sex

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒMale

139(53.2)

89(64)

0.953( 0.775ā€“1.090)

0.335

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒFemale

122(46.7)

85(69.6)

1

Ā 

Family

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Occupation

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒFarmer

157(60)

110(70)

0.581(0.467ā€“1.243)

0.081

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒMerchant

45(17)

19(42.2)

Ā 

0.349

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒGovernment

59(23)

45(76.3)

0.680(0.576ā€“1. 087)

0.228

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒEmploy

Ā Ā 

1

Ā 

Address

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒGorgora

147(56.3)

104(70.7)

1.520(1.005ā€“1.849)

0.113

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒChuahit

114(43.6)

70(61.4)

1

Ā 
  1. Note: STHs = soil transmitted helminths N = total number of outcomes for each exposure.
  2. N = number of outcome for each exposure.