Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Endoparasites among Under-Five Children in Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Debre Tabor, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Bi-variable and multi-variable logistic regression to determined risk factors for acquiring endoparasites for under-five children attending in Debre Tabor comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 ().
Variables
Parasite infection
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Positive/yes
Negative/no
Family residence
Urban
17
91
1
1
Rural
28
122
1.98 (0.97–5.83)
2.01 (0.62–4.26)
Occupation of mother/guardian
Civil servant
4
94
1
1
Housewife
20
54
2.92 (0.93–4.80)
2.81 (0.25–8.90)
Merchant
9
16
0.69 (0.21–1.94)
0.42 (0.16–1.68)
Farmer
12
49
0.84 (0.24–2.63)
1.22 (0.29–4.18)
Mother/guardian’s educational status
Unable to read and write
19
51
1
1
Able to read and write
12
53
3.35 (0.52–3.98)
2.81 (0.43–5.02)
Grades 1–8
6
17
0.42 (0.19–1.31)
0.51 (0.50–1.37)
Grades 9–12
4
24
0.86 (0.57–3.32)
1.80 (0.49–4.34)
Certified and above
4
68
1.22 (0.38–4.42)
0.58 (0.19–16.46)
A health professional frequently visits the household
Yes
16
135
1
1
No
29
78
2.47 (0.31–1.53)
2.52 (0.55–1.50)†
Does your child eat raw or unwashed vegetables and fruits?
Always
32
141
3.14 (1.59–10.72)
1.87 (0.83–6.71)
Sometimes
10
66
1.95 (1.24–4.89)
1.04 (0.76–2.56)
Never
3
6
1
1
Your child meal
Always fresh
4
130
1
1
Sometimes fresh
29
72
1.18 (1.57–7.36)
1.34 (1.45–6.59)
Rarely fresh
12
11
4.47 (0.73–5.12)
4.61 (1.03–4.12)†
Do you trim your child’s nails when they grow?
Always
6
159
1
1
Sometimes
39
54
3.46 (1.42–10.06)
3.26 (1.91–9.25)†
Your child’s playing ground
Not clean
26
136
2.96 (2.11–3.87)
2.67 (1.64–6.01)†
Clean
19
77
1
1
What is your source of drinking water?
Tap water
17
217
1
1
Stream water
21
3
1.42 (1.48–3.56)
1.61 (0.92–4.39)
The type of toilet you have
Open defecation
6
2
1.63 (0.47–0.94)
1.40 (2.47–9.16)
Public
15
14
0.28 (0.18–0.65)
1.74 (0.98–9.08)
Private
24
197
1
1
Key: COR = crude odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; 1 = reference categories; = indicates significant association ( value <0.2); † = indicates significant association ( value <0.05). Goodness of fit test: the Hosmer-Lemeshow ;.
