Epidemiological study on Schistosoma mansoni infection in Sanja area, Amhara region, Ethiopia

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Association of S. mansoni infection with river water contact habit and demographic factors of the study participants, 2013

Risk factors		*S. mansoni*		OR	95.0% C.I. for OR		P-value
Risk factors		Positive	Negative	OR	Lower	Upper	P-value
Swimming	Yes	261	65	3.26	1.819	5.853	0.00
Swimming	No	32	26
River contact while crossing	Yes	250	74	1.34	0.72	2.479	0.359
River contact while crossing	No	43	17
Washing clothes in the river	Yes	259	62	3.56	2.02	6.286	0.00
Washing clothes in the river	No	34	29
Bathing in the river	Yes	244	62	2.38	1.39	4.08	0.002
Bathing in the river	No	48	29
Fetching water from river	Yes	179	50	'1.29	0.801	2.071	0.297
Fetching water from river	No	114	41
Sex	M	143	44	1.02	0.64	1.63	0.94
Sex	F	150	47
Age	5-9	89	27	1.14	0.73	1.78	0.58
	10-14	193	58
	15-19	11	6

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