| | List of variable | Category | S. mansoni infections | COR (95% CI) | value | AOR (95% CI) | value | | Positive | Negative |
| | Sex | Male | 36 (15.9) | 191 (84.1) | 2.04 (1.08, 3.85) | 0.029 | 1.48 (0.574, 3.84) | 0.416 | | Female | 15 (8.5) | 162 (91.5) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| | Age | 5-9 | 16 (12.2) | 115 (87.8) | 1.61 (0.63, 4.09) | 0.317 | 22.27 (3.70,134.01) | 0.001 | | 10-14 | 28 (15.1) | 157 (84.9) | 2.06 (0.86, 4.93) | 0.103 | 4.58 (1.14, 18.42) | 0.032 | | 15-19 | 7 (8.0) | 81 (92.0) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| | Grade level | 5-8 | 21 (7.8) | 248 (92.2) | 3.37 (1.85, 6.16) | 0.001 | 14.95 (4.297,52.03) | 0.001 | | 1-4 | 30 (22.2) | 105 (77.8) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| | Parent education status | Uneducated | 43 (14.5) | 254 (85.5) | 2.30 (0.95, 4.61) | 0.070 | 2.77 (0.96, 7.96) | 0.059 | | Educated | 8 (7.5) | 99 (92.5) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| Washing clothes and
utensils in the river | Yes | 45 (14.8) | 259 (85.2) | 2.72 (1.13, 6.59) | 0.026 | 2.50 (0.71, 8.87) | 0.156 | | No | 6 (6.0) | 94 (94.0) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| Frequency of swimming in
the rivers | Always | 29 (38.2) | 47 (61.8) | 9.26 (3.04,28.17) | 0.001 | 11.35 (2.33, 55.33) | 0.003 | | Some times | 18 (6.8) | 246 (93.2) | 1.10 (0.36, 3.36) | 0.870 | 1.48 (0.33, 6.70) | 0.613 | | Not at all | 4 (6.3) | 60 (93.8) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| Crossing the water bodies
by the respondents’ way to
and from school | Yes | 37 (22.6) | 127 (77.4) | 4.70 (2.45, 9.03) | 0.001 | 4.17 (1.70, 10.21) | 0.002 | | No | 14 (5.8) | 226 (94.2) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| | Irrigation practices | Yes | 43 (22.8) | 146 (77.2) | 7.62 (3.48,16.68) | 0.001 | 7.10 (2.31, 21.80) | 0.001 | | No | 8 (3.7) | 207 (96.3) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| Presence of dams in their
locality | Yes | 28 (17.4) | 133 (82.6) | 2.01 (1.11, 3.64) | 0.020 | 0.67 (0.25, 1.77) | 0.417 | | No | 23 (9.5) | 220 (90.5) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| The distance between their
homes and water bodies | Near (<1 KM) | 37 (18.6) | 162 (81.4) | 3.12 (1.63, 5.97) | 0.001 | 1.67 (0.63, 4.44) | 0.303 | | Far (≥1 KM) | 14 (6.8) | 191 (93.2) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| | Shoe wearing habits | Yes | 13 (7.6) | 158 (92.4) | 0.42 (0.22, 0.82) | 0.011 | 0.41 (0.16, 1.80) | 0.076 | | No | 38 (16.3) | 195 (83.7) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| Presence of latrine in their
homes | Yes | 9 (5.7) | 150 (94.3) | 0.29 (0.14, 0.61) | 0.001 | 0.33 (0.06, 1.84) | 0.204 | | No | 42 (17.1) | 203 (82.9) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| | Open defecation | Yes | 43 (17.2) | 207 (82.8) | 3.79 (1.73, 8.30) | 0.001 | 2.39 (0.41, 13.90) | 0.333 | | No | 8 (5.2) | 146 (94.8) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| Knowledge about
S. mansoni infection and
its transmission method | Yes | 10 (6.6) | 141 (93.4) | 0.37 (0.18, 0.76) | 0.007 | 0.70 (0.26, 1.90) | 0.485 | | No | 41 (16.2) | 212 (83.8) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| Knowledge about the
burden of S. mansoni
infection in their area | Yes | 9 (5.9) | 144 (94.1) | 0.31 (0.15, 0.66) | 0.002 | 0.391 (0.14, 1.06) | 0.064 | | No | 42 (16.7) | 209 (83.3) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
| Knowledge about
S. mansoni infection
prevention | Yes | 14 (8.8) | 146 (91.3) | 0.54 (0.28, 1.03) | 0.061 | 0.46 (0.18, 1.18) | 0.106 | | No | 37 (15.2) | 207 (84.8) | 1.00 | | 1.00 | |
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