Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors among Adolescents and Adults in Bibugn Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

The possible potential factors associated with STH infections among adolescents and adults (n = 641) in Bibugn Woreda, East Gojjam, Ethiopia, from February to September 2021.

Variables		Examined	Positive for STHs	Statistics
			N (%)	COR (95% CI)	value	AOR (95% CI)	value
Gender	Female	235	45 (19.1)	1
	Male	406	89 (21.9)	1.19 (0.79–1.77)	0.406
Age in years	19–30	187	38 (20.3)	1
	15–18	45	10 (22.2)	1.12 (0.51–2.46)	0.777
	31–50	292	61 (20.9)	1.04 (0.66–1.63)	0.881
	>50	117	25 (21.4)	1.07 (0.60–1.88)	0.827
Educational status	Illiterate	421	100 (23.8)	2.49 (0.56–11.03)	0.229	1.77 (0.40–7.91)	0.455
	Primary	111	18 (16.2)	1.55 (0.33–7.33)	0.581	1.01 (0.21–4.89)	0.987
	Secondary	91	14 (15.4)	1.45 (0.30–7.04)	0.641	1.09 (0.22–5.37)	0.912
	College	18	2 (11.1)	1
Occupational status	Farmer	541	118 (22.0)	2.23 (0.28–18.02)	0.451
	Student	80	13 (16.3)	1.55 (0.18–13.49)	0.690
	Merchant	11	2 (18.2)	1.78 (0.13–23.52)	0.662
	Employees	9	1 (11.1)	1
Family size	≤5	451	83 (18.4)	1		1
	>5	190	51 (26.8)	1.63 (1.09–2.43)	0.017	1.87 (1.22–2.85)	0.004
Toilet availability	Yes	584	109 (19.0)	1		1
	No	57	25 (43.9)	3.40 (1.94–5.98)	0.001	3.67 (1.60–8.45)	0.002
Toilet cover	Yes	314	62 (19.7)	1
	No	270	72 (26.7)	1.20 (0.82–1.76)	0.352
Toilet utilization	Yes	564	104 (18.4)	1
	No	20	5 (25.0)	1.47 (0.52–4.15)	0.462
Water source	Bono	352	67 (19.0)	1.17 (0.14–10.23)	0.884
	Stream	283	66 (23.3)	1.52 (0.18–13.25)	0.704
	Well	6	1 (16.7)	1
Finger nail status	Trimmed	320	60 (18.8)	1		1
	Untrimmed	321	74 (23.1)	1.30 (0.88–1.90)	0.181	1.14 (0.76–1.71)	0.528
Hand washing habit before meal	Yes	618	123 (20.0)	1		1
	No	23	11 (47.8)	3.69 (1.59–8.56)	0.002	2.62 (1.07–6.41)	0.034
Habit of using raw vegetables and fruits	No	262	51 (19.5)	1
	Yes	379	83 (21.9)	1.16 (0.79–1.72)	0.456
Habit of washing vegetables and fruits	Yes	332	72 (21.7)	1
	No	49	11 (22.4)	1.04 (0.50–2.13)	0.921