Table 5 The association between selected predictor variables and active trachoma among children in Gazegibela district, Wagehemera Zone, Northeast Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 601)

Education o head of HH

.001

 Illiterate

228

170

1.00

 Read and write

77

91

0.6(0.44–0.91)

 Primary(1–8)

4

3

0.2(0.081–0.51)

 High school(9–12) and above

6

22

0.9(0.220–4.50)

Water source

<0.001

 Protected sources

220

238

1.00

 Unprotected sources

95

48

2.1(1.45–3.17)

Monthly Income(Quartile)

<0.001

 <=350 ETB

140

48

7.1(4.34–11.55)

 351–450 ETB

87

68

3.1(1.94–5.03)

 451–650 ETB

45

65

1.7(1.01–2.84)

 >650 ETB

43

105

1.00

Occupation of head of HH

.104

 Farmer

291

253

1.00

 Merchants

24

33

1.6(0.91–2.75)

Family size

0.130

 <=5

222

185

1.00

 >5

93

101

1.3(0.93–1.84)

Where do the family cook

.011

 In a kitchen

239

241

1.00

 Without kitchen

76

45

1.7(1.13–2.55)

Presence of window in cooking room

<0.001

 Yes

166

219

1.00

 No

149

67

3.4(0.56–21.12)

Method of waste disposal

.001

 Solid waste pit

148

173

1.00

 On farm

167

113

1.7(1.25–2.38)

Presence of latrine

<0.001

 Yes

203

275

1.00

 No

112

11

13.8(7.24–26.29)

Ownership of cattle

.082

 Yes

255

211

1.00

 No

60

75

2.5(0.26–24.21)

Sex of selected child

<0.001

 Male

76

192

6.4(4.49–9.18)

 Female

239

94

1.00

Frequency of face washing

<0.001

 Two or more times per day

196

247

1.00

 Once daily

119

39

3.8(2.56–5.78)