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

Table 6

Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with S. mansoni infection among fishermen at Lake Tana, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021.

Variables		S. mansoni		COR (95% CI)	value	AOR (95% CI)	value
		Pos.	Neg.
Residence	Urban	13	69	1		1
	Rural	75	231	1.72 (0.90-3.90)	0.099	0.77 (0.37-1.61)	0.492
Educational status	Illiterate	34	73	2.24 (1.12-4.45)	0.022	2.37 (1.13-4.95)	0.022
	Primary	39	155	1.21 (0.63-2.33)	0.574	1.42 (0.70-2.86)	0.329
	High school and above	15	72	1		1
Fishing frequency per week	<4 days	11	74	1		1
	≥4 days	77	226	2.29 (1.16-4.54)	0.017	2.27 (1.09-4.75)	0.029
Fishing instrument	Boat	19	114			1
	Bargee	69	186	2.23 (1.27-3.89)	0.005	2.43 (1.30-4.53)	0.005
Swimming habit	No	5	47	1		1
	Yes	83	253	3.08 (1.19-8.01)	0.021	3.03 (1.11-8.25)	0.030
Swimming frequency	Sometimes	53	70	1
	Always	30	83	1.14 (0.68-1.93)	0.619
Wash clothes in Lake Tana	No	2	9	1		1
	Yes	86	281	2.92 (0.66-12.73)	0.157	1.87 (0.38-9.14)	0.439
Bathing in Lake Tana	No	2	18	1		1
	Yes	2	282	2.75 (0.62-12.06)	0.181	1.97 (0.28-13.89)	0.495
Work in irrigation	No	26	184	1		1
	Yes	62	116	3.78 (2.26-6.32)	≤0.001	3.09 (1.80-5.31)	≤0.001
Distance from border	≥1 km	53	161	1
	<1 km	10	36	0.84 (0.39-1.82)	0.664