Variables | Categories | Soil-transmitted helminths | COR (95% CI) | AOR(95%CI) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||||
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%) | 1 | 1 | ||
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%) | 1 | 1 | ||
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%) | 1 | |||
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%) | 1 | 1 | ||
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%) | 1 | 1 | ||
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%) | 1 | 1 | ||
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%) | 1 | 1 | ||
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%) | 1 | |||
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%) | 1 | 1 |