Predictors of Intestinal Parasitic Infection among Food Handlers Working in Madda Walabu University, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Result of multivariate logistic regression analysis among food handlers working in food establishment of Madda Walabu University, Bale, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 198).

S. no	Variable	Categories	Intestinal parasite		AOR	95% CI		value
			Yes	No		Lower	Upper
1	Age category	18–24	25	77	0.743	0.131	4.203	0.737
		25–31	12	43	1.409	0.311	6.383	0.656
		32–38	6	16	1.075	0.179	6.474	0.937
		39–52	7	12	1
2	Marital status	Single	22	69	0.218	0.035	1.371	0.104
		Married	15	55	0.250	0.039	1.616	0.146
		Divorced	10	20	0.409	0.056	2.988	0.379
		Widowed	3	4	1
3	Service year	<6 months	13	61	0.483	0.161	1.451	0.195
		6 months–1 year	5	13	0.851	0.200	3.629	0.828
		1-2 years	4	12	0.479	0.084	2.747	0.409
		2-3 years	15	29	1.177	0.358	3.870	0.788
		>3 years	13	33	1
4	Handwashing practice	Adequate	36	143	1
		Inadequate	14	5	13.876	4.129	46.632	≤0.001
5	Knowledge about foodborne diseases	Adequate	10	65	1
		Inadequate	40	83	3.596	1.438	8.989	0.006
6	Adequate training	Yes	4	34	1
		No	46	114	5.960	1.450	24.497	0.013
7	Trimmed fingernail	Yes	15	89	1
		No	35	59	2.939	1.368	6.315	0.006