Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Factors among Presumptive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients at Debre Tabor Referral Hospital, South Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Analysis of associated factors for intestinal parasitosis among presumptive PTB patients visiting Debre Tabor Referral Hospital, South Gondar, Ethiopia, 2021 ().

Variables	Intestinal parasitic infection ()			COR (95% CI)	value	AOR (95% CI)	value
	Positive	Negative	Total
Age
18-25	7	67	74	1
26-35	27	65	92	0.29 (0.03, 4.12)	0.56	0.62 (0.31, 5.47)	0.71
>36	47	103	150	3.15 (1.75, 9.82)	0.004	4.35 (1.2, 13.91)	0.001
Residency
Urban	37	105	142	1
Rural	44	130	174	2.81 (1.64, 7.12)	0.004	3.46 (1.18, 9.97)	0.001
Educational status
Unable to read and write	25	51	76	1.80 (0.82, 3.62)	0.17	2.62 (3.15, 8.43)
Primary school	22	144	166	1.57 (0.31, 4.51)	0.87	0.78 (0.51, 5.12)	0.004
Secondary school	18	29	47	1.21 (0.72, 2.37)	0.62	1.23 (0.39, 2.91)
Collage and above	16	11	27	1
Handwashing
Yes	23	6	29	1
Habit after defection
No	58	229	287	1.38 (0.72, 2.57)	0.31
Water source
Spring	30	93	123	1.02 (0.41, 1.54)	0.43	1.37 (0.94, 2.75)	0.86
River	47	4	51	2.02 (1.15, 3.82)	0.001	3.47 (1.62, 8.21)	0.001
Pipe	4	138	142	1

CI: confidence interval; COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio. Statistical significance.