Table 2 The prevalence and factors associated with Schistosoma mansoni among primary schoolchildren in rural Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Schistosma mansoni infection | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | Total (n = 409) | ||||
Age | ||||||
 7–10 | 28 (10.1) | 250 (89.9) | 278 (68.0) | 0.002 | 2.1 (1.1–4.2) | |
 11–14 | 28 (21.4) | 103 (78.6) | 131 (32.0) |  |  | |
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 39 (21.0) | 147 (79.0) | 186 (45.5) | 0.002 | 2.9 (1.5–5.7) | |
 Female | 17 (7.6) | 206 (92.4) | 223 (54.5) |  |  | |
Residence | ||||||
 Urban | 41 (17.6) | 192 (82.4) | 223 (57.0) | 0.002 | 0.301 (0.14–0.64) | |
 Rural | 15 (8.5) | 161 (91.5) | 176 (43.0) |  |  | |
Water source | ||||||
 Pipe | 15 (7.5) | 184 (92.5) | 199 (48.7) | 0.004 | 3.0 (1.41–6.2) | |
 Stream | 41 (19.5) | 169 (80.5) | 210 (51.3) |  |  | |
Bathing | ||||||
 Yes | 52 (18.3) | 232 (81.7) | 284 (69.4) | 0.034 | 3.7 (1.1–12.2) | |
 No | 4 (3.2) | 121 (96.8) | 125 (30.6) |  |  | |
Washing clothes | ||||||
 Yes | 51 (19.2) | 215 (80.8) | 266 (65.0) | 0.022 | 3.4 (1.2–9.7) | |
 No | 5 (3.5) | 138 (96.5) | 143 (35.0) |  |  | |
Swimming | ||||||
 Yes | 49 (20.8) | 187 (79.2) | 236 (57.7) | 0.023 | 2.8 (1.2–6.9) | |
 No | 7 (4.0) | 166 (96.0) | 173 (42.3) |  |  | |
Irrigation | ||||||
 Yes | 45 (19.7) | 183 (80.3) | 228 (55.7) | 0.010 | 2.8 (1.3–6.0) | |
 No | 11 (6.1) | 170 (93.9) | 181 (44.3) |  |  | |
Total | Positive | 56 (13.7) | 353 (86.3) | 409 (100) | Â | Â |