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Table 3 The prevalence and factors associated with Hookworm infection among primary schoolchildren in rural Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

From: Multivariate analysis of factors associated with Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm infection among primary school children in rural Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Hookworm infection

P-value

AOR (95% CI)

Positive n (%)

Negative n (%)

Total (n = 409)

Age (Yrs)

7–9

154 (44.5)

192 (55.5)

346 (84.6)

.029

2.3 (1.09–4.89)

10–14

14 (22.2)

49 (77.8)

63 (15.4)

Sex

Male

78 (41.9)

108 (58.1)

186 (45.5)

.018

1.9 (1.12–3.24)

Female

90 (40.4)

133 (59.6)

223 (54.5)

Residence

Urban

74 (31.8)

159 (68.2)

223 (57.0)

.037

1.8 (1.04–3.01)

Rural

94 (53.4)

82 (46.6)

176 (43.0)

Hand wash before meal

Yes

128 (36.1)

227 (63.9)

355 (86.8)

.010

2.9 (1.29–6.65)

No

40 (74.1)

14 (25.9)

54 (13.2)

Regular latrine use

Yes

28 (17.7)

130 (82.3)

158 (28.6)

.012

2.2 (1.19–4.18)

No

140 (55.8)

111 (44.2)

251 (61.4)

Frequency of shoe wearing

Always

44 (10.8)

163 (67.6)

1 (0.2)

.000

0.3 (0.16–0.50)

Sometimes

124 (30.3)

78 (32.4)

408 (99.8)

Geophagy

Yes

44 (50.6)

43 (49.4)

87 (21.3)

.052

1.6 (1.0–2.6)

No

124 (38.5)

198 (61.5)

322 (78.7)

Irrigation

Yes

90 (39.5)

138 (60.5)

228 (55.7)

.050

1.61 (1.00–2.60)

No

78 (43.1)

103 (56.9)

181 (44.3)

Eating raw vegetables

Yes

137 (48.2)

147 (51.8)

284 (69.4)

.011

1.2 (1.1–1.7)

No

3 1(24.8)

94 (75.2)

125 (30.6)

Total

Positive

168 (41.1)

241 (58.9)

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