Epidemiology of intestinal helminthiasis among school children with emphasis on Schistosoma mansoni infection in Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 5 Association of S. mansoni infection with risk factors among school children in Wolaita Zones, southern Ethiopia in 2015

Variable		Positive	Negative	COR	95% C.I.		AOR	95% C.I.		P-value
Variable		Positive	Negative	COR	Lower	Upper	AOR	Lower	Upper	P-value
Age	5-9	66	23	1.00			1.00
	10-14	269	101	1.055	0.660	1.689	0.885	0.538	1.458	0.632
	15-19	28	16	0.712	0.344	1.470	0.656	0.306	1.404	0.277
Sex	Male	215	72	1.00			1.00			0.513
	Female	148	68	0.677	0.473	0.969	0.871	0.575	1.319	0.513
Knowledge on disease	No	266	172	1.00			1.00			0.260
	Yes	29	36	0.521	0.308	0.881	0.722	0.410	1.272	0.260
Herding cattle	No	113	97	1.00			1.00			0.398
	Yes	182	111	1.407	0.982	2.017	1.194	0.792	1.799	0.398
Purpose of water contact	Other purpose	61	95	1.00			1.00			0.000
	Swimming	234	113	3.225	2.179	4.774	2.954*	1.962	4.449	0.000

Variables adjusted: Age group, Sex, Know on disease, Herding cattle, purpose of water contact
*Significant association (P ≤ 0.05)

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