Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Schistosoma mansoni and Associated Factors among Fishermen at Lake Tana, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 5

Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with intestinal parasites among fishermen at Lake Tana, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021.

Associated factors		IPs infection		COR (95% CI)	value	AOR (95% CI)	value
		Pos.	Neg.
Age group	<18	5	6	1.12 (0.31-4.08)	0.861
	18-40	133	183	0.98 (0.56-1.70)	0.938
	≥41	26	35	1
Residence	Urban	32	50	1
	Rural	32	174	1.19 (0.72-1.95)	0.503
Educational status	Illiterate	57	50	3.17 (1.73-5.83)	≤0.001	2.54 (1.35-4.77)	0.004
	Primary	84	110	2.13 (1.22-3.70)	0.008	2.02 (1.16-3.55)	0.014
	Secondary school and above	23	64	1		1
Marital status	Single	65	101	1
	Married	99	123	1.25 (0.83-1.88)	0.283
Family size	<5	92	131	1
	≥5	72	93	1.10 (0.73-1.66)	0.639
Monthly income	≤1000 birr	116	156	1.05 (0.68-1.64)	0.817
	>1000 birr	48	68	1
Latrine available	Yes	127	190	1		1
	No	37	34	1.55 (0.92-2.59)	0.099	1.35 (0.78-2.34)	0.224
Latrine utilization	Yes	104	147	1
	No	23	43	0.72 (0.41-1.26)	0.243
Hand washing after toilet	Yes	91	130	1
	No	13	17	1.09 (0.51-2.36)	0.822
Water source for drinking	Tap	40	62	1
	Untreated	124	162	1.19 (0.75-1.89)	0.468
Hand washing before meal	Yes	125	200	1		1
	No	39	24	2.60 (1.49-4.53)	0.001	2.23 (1.25-3.96)	0.007
Wash vegetables before eating	Yes	71	96	1
	No	93	128	0.98 (0.65-1.48)	0.932