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Table 2 Univariate analysis of intestinal parasitic infection across socio-demographic and medical history characteristics of pregnant women in Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (October, 2013 - January, 2014)

From: Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care center at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, northwest Ethiopia

Characteristics

No examined (%)

Intestinal parasites

COR (95 % CI)

P-value

Positive (%)

Educational level

   

0.44

 Illiterate

43 (11.2)

18 (41.9)

1.65 (0.81 – 3.39)

 

 Writing and reading

103 (26.8)

33 (32.0)

1.08 (0.62 – 1.91)

 

 High school

116 (30.2)

33 (28.4)

0.91 (0.52 – 1.59)

 

 College/University and above

122 (31.8)

37 (30.3)

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Marital status

   

0.39

 Married

358 (93.2)

116 (33.2)

1.92 (0.21 – 17.35)

 

 Single

21 (5.5)

4 (17.1)

0.94 (.08 – 10.88)

 

 Divorced

5 (1.3)

1 (16.7)

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Monthly income (Ethiopian Birr)

 Less than 500

74 (19.3)

29 (39.2)

1.43 (0.83– 2.47)

0.20

 500 - 1000

88 (22.9)

23 (26.1)

0.77 (0.45 –1.37)

 

 Above 1000

222 (57.8)

69 (31.1)

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Occupation

   

0.89

 Governmental employee

111 (28.9)

36 (32.4)

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 Private work

83 (21.6)

24 (28.9)

0.85 (0.46 – 1.57)

 

 Housewives

162 (42.2)

54 (33.3)

1.04 (0.62 – 1.74)

 

 Daily laborers

17 (4.4)

4 (23.5)

0.64 (0.20 – 2.11)

 

 Others

11 (2.9)

3 (27.3)

0.80 (0.20 – 3.12

 

Residence

   

0.70

 Urban

340 (88.5)

106 (31.2)

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 Rural

44 (11.5)

15 (34.1)

1.14 (0.59 – 2.22)

 

Parity

   

0.62

 Primegravidae

167 (43.5)

57 (34.1)

1.25 (0.73 – 2.14)

 

 Bigravidae

118 (30.7)

35 (29.7)

1.02 (0.57 – 1.83)

 

 Multigravidae

99 (25.8)

29 (29.3)

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Trimester

   

0.62

 1st

39 (10.2)

11 (28.2)

0.91 (0.43 – 1.94)

 

 2nd

136 (35.4)

47 (34.6)

1.22 (0.77 – 1.94)

 

 3rd

209 (54.4)

63 (30.1)

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Age (year)

   

0.64

 15 - 19

5 (1.3)

1 (20)

0.63 (0.04 – 9.65)

 

 20 - 24

108 (28.1)

33 (30.6)

1.10 (0.20 – 5.96)

 

 25 - 29

176 (45.8)

53 (30.1)

1.08 (0.20 – 5.73)

 

 30 - 34

61 (15.9)

25 (41.0)

1.74 (0.31 – 9.67)

 

 35 - 39

27 (7.0)

7 (25.9)

0.88 (0.14 – 5.58)

 

 40 - 44

7 (1.8)

2 (28.6)

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