Research Article

Prevalence, Intensity, and Associated Factors of Schistosoma mansoni among School Children in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Risk factors of S. mansoni infection among the schoolchildren () in Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.

VariablesS. mansoni infection statusCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
Positive, (%)Negative, (%)

Sex
 Male141 (37.7)233 (62.3)1.44 (1.068, 1.937)1.094 (0.771, 1.553)
 Female122 (29.6)290 (70.4)11
Age
 ≤73 (17.6)14 (82.4)11
 8-11160 (29.8)377 (70.2)1.981 (1.561, 6.986)1.687 (1.163, 2.892)
 >11100 (43.1)132 (56.9)3.535 (1.989, 12.636)2.147 (1.485, 9.511)
Study sites
 Maksegnit22 (12.8)150 (87.2)12.027 (1.592, 90.843)15.408 (1.992, 119.186)
 Debark1 (1.2)82 (98.8)11
 Sanja97 (38)158 (62)50.342 (6.895, 367.548)41.941 (5.354, 328.559)
 Chuahit143 (51.8)133 (48.2)88.165 (12.101, 642.379)95.559 (12.945, 705.419)
Grade
 1-449 (23.7)158 (76.3)11
 5-8214 (37)365 (63)1.891 (1.316, 2.716)2.280 (1.348, 3.856)
Drinking water
 Not treated130 (42.9)173 (57.1)1.977 (1.461, 2.676)1.724 (1.457, 2.148)
 Treated133 (27.5)350 (72.5)11
Latrine
 Yes165 (31.5)359 (68.5)11
 No98 (37.4)164 (62.6)1.300 (0.953, 1.774)0.884 (0.620, 1.261)
Wearing shoe
 Slipper234 (33.5)465 (66.5)1.026 (0.625, 1.683)1.168 (0.656, 2.080)
 Closed shoe26 (32.9)53 (67.1)11
 Never wear3 (37.5)5 (62.5)1.223 (0.271, 5.516)1.987 (0.285, 13.856)
Baths in river
 Never60 (25.6)174 (74.4)11
 Some times117 (36.6)203 (63.4)1.671 (1.153, 2.423)1.253 (0.770, 2.037)
 Always86 (37.1)146 (62.9)1.708 (1.149, 2.539)1.043 (0.576, 1.890)
Previous treatments
 Yes217 (33.1)438 (66.9)11
 No46 (35.1)85 (64.9)1.092 (0.737, 1.620)0.717 (0.448, 1.147)