Table 6 Multivariable logistic regression analysis between predictor variables and active trachoma among children of age 1–9 years in Gazegibela district, Northeast Ethiopia, 2015
Variables | Active trachoma | OR(95 % CI for OR) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 315) | No (n = 286) | Crude | Adjusted | |
Water sources | ||||
Protected sources | 220 | 238 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Unprotected sources | 95 | 48 | 2.1(1.45–3.17) | 2.9(1.70–4.81)* |
Family monthly income | ||||
≤350 ETB | 140 | 48 | 7.1(4.34–11.55) | 3.9(2.04–7.61)* |
351–450 ETB | 87 | 68 | 3.1(1.94–5.03) | 1.9(1.06–3.68)* |
451–650 ETB | 45 | 65 | 1.7(1.01–2.84) | 1.5(0.77–2.95) |
>650 ETB | 43 | 105 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Occupation HH | ||||
Farmers | 291 | 253 | 1.6(0.91–2.75) | 3.3(1.02–10.65)* |
Merchants | 24 | 33 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Presence of latrine | ||||
Yes | 203 | 275 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 112 | 11 | 13.8(7.24–26.29) | 12.9(5.96–28.29)* |
Sex of child | ||||
Male | 76 | 192 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 239 | 94 | 6.4(4.49–9.18) | 6.1(3.85–9.61)* |
Frequency of face washing | ||||
Two or more times/day | 196 | 247 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Once/day | 119 | 39 | 3.8(2.56–5.78) | 2.6(1.43–4.72)* |