Xerophthalmia and Its Associated Factors among School-Age Children in Amba Giorgis Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018

Table 5

Factors associated with xerophthalmia of study participants living in Amba Giorgis town, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 484).

Xerophthalmia
Variable	Yes	No	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Age (in year)
6–8	18	226	1.00
9–10	10	115	1.1 (0.488, 2.44)
11–12	12	103	1.46 (0.680, 3.15)
Mother’s/guardian’s educational status
Educated	7	174	1.00	1.00
Uneducated	33	270	3.038 (1.32, 7.0)	1.336 (0.523, 3.566)
Family size
1–4	7	144	1.00	1.00
>4	33	300	2.263 (0.977, 5.239)	1.62 (0.632, 4.156)
Family/household income (birr)
1000	26	229	3.815 (1.44, 10.14)	1.665 (0.555, 4.99)
1000–1500	9	47 6.434 (2.059, 20.119)	4.648 (1.317, 16.4)
>1500	5	168	1.00	1.00
Feed animal products
No	18	85	3.456 (1.775, 6.728)	1.124 (0.476, 2.66)
Yes	22	359	1.00	1.00
Feed fruits and vegetables
No	24	87 6.155 (3.15, 12.1)	3.18 (1.30, 7.8 0)
Yes	16	357	1.00	1.00
Vegetable garden
No	36	417	0.583 (0.193, 1.757)
Yes	4	27	1.00
Febrile illness
No	22	346	1.00
Yes	18	98	2.889 (1.490, 5.601)	2.824 (1.305, 6.11)
Using tap water for drinking
Yes	16	64	3.958 (1.994, 7.858)	1.1 (0.362, 3.22)
No	24	380	1.00	1.00
Using pond water for drinking
No	33	382	1.00
Yes	7	62	1.307 (0.554, 3.1)
Using spring water for drinking
No	21	345	1.00	1.00
Yes	19	99	3.153 (1.630, 6.1)	1.248 (0.474, 3.286)
Latrine
No	21	124	2.852 (1.483, 5.487)	1.1 (0.463, 2.59)
Yes	19	320	1.00	1.00
VA capsule
No	31	236	3.036 (1.412, 6.525)	1.342 (0.534, 3.369)
Yes	9	208	1.00	1.00
Immunization
No	16	53	4.918 (2.456, 9.851)	3.431 (1.491, 7.894)
Yes	24	391	1.00	1.00

value < 0.05(significant); COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio.