Table 6 Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated soil transmitted helminths among pregnant women in Doreni district, Ilu Aba Bor zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia, August, 2023

Residence

Rural

104 (38.52%)

166 (61.48%)

3.73 (2.21,6.29)

3.35 (1.83,6.13)

 < 0.000**

Urban

21 (14.38%)

125 (85.6%)

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Occupation

House wife

61 (29%)

149 (70.9%)

1.538 (.782,3.024)

1.10 (0.48, 2.49)

0.82

Daily labourer

11 (16)

56 (83.5%)

3.205 (1.321,7.78)

2.88 (1.01,8.20)

0.048*

Merchant

17 (30%)

39 (69.6%)

1.44 (.628,3.320)

1.14 (0.41,3.13)

0.80

Student

19 (48.7%)

20 (51.2%)

0.663 (.277,1.587)

0.57 (0.19, 1.69)

0.31

Gov’t employee

17 (38.6%)

27 (61.3%)

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Water source for drinking

Unprotected source

98 (72%)

138 (58.5%)

4.024 (2.48, 6.5)

2.52 (1.45,4.37)

0.001*

Protected source

27 (15%)

153 (85%)

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Walking on barefoot

Yes

100 (44.4%)

125 (55.6%)

5.3 (3.24,8.72)

4.00 (2.29,7.00)

0.000**

No

25 (13%)

166 (86.9%)

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Health information

No

79 (35.26%)

145 (64.7%)

1.73 (1.2, 2.62)

1.70 (1.01,2.85)

0.045*

Yes

46 (23.95%)

146 (76%)

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Hand washing after toilet

No

99 (38.67%)

157 (61.3%)

3.24 (1.99, 5.3)

2.75 (1.55,4.88)

0.001*

Yes

26 (16.25%)

134 (83.75%)

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Latrine available

No

26 (49.1%)

27 (50.9%)

2.56 (1.43, 4.614)

1.52 (0.76,3.04)

0.24

Yes

99 (27.2%)

264 (72.7%)

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Soil eating

Yes

45 (39.47%

69 (60.5%

1.81 (1.149, 2.850

1.5 (0.86, 2.69)

0.15

No

80 (26.49%)

222 (73.5%)

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Eating unwashed vegetables

Yes

69 (34.8%)

129 (61.15%)

1.54 (1.015,2.359)

1.25 (0.74,2.10)

0.40

No

56 (25.68%)

162 (74.3%)

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