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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of variables associated with urinary schistosomiasis among study participants who had heard about urinary schistosomiasis, Abobo, southwestern Ethiopia, 2014

From: Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis and associated risk factors among Abobo Primary School children in Gambella Regional State, southwestern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variables

Frequency of urinary schistosomiasis

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Sub-total

Positive (%)

Negative (%)

Information source

     

 School

76 (100)

27 (35.5)

49 (64.5)

1

 

 Home

46 (100)

15 (32.6)

31 (67.4)

0.88 (0.41,1.91)

-

 Other

46 (100)

19 (41.3)

27 (58.7)

1.28 (0.60,2.71)

 

Symptom of urinary schistosomiasis

     

 Abdominal pain

16 (100)

8 (50.0)

8 (50.0)

1

 

 Dysuria

5 (100)

1 (20.0)

4 (80.0)

0.25 (0.02,2.76)

 

 Bloody urine

121 (100)

44 (36.4)

77 (63.6)

0.57 (0.20,1.63)

-

 Weakness

4 (100)

1 (25.0)

3 (75.0)

0.33 (0.03,3.93)

 

 Do not know

22 (100)

7 (31.8)

15 (68.2)

0.47 (0.12,1.77)

 

Parasite penetrate skin

     

 Yes

48 (100)

18 (37.5)

30 (62.5)

1

-

 No

120 (100)

43 (35.8)

77 (64.2)

0.93 (0.47,1.86)

 

Know the vector

     

 Yes

30 (100)

14 (46.7)

16 (53.3)

1

-

 No

138 (100)

47 (34.1)

91 (65.9)

0.59 (0.27, 1.31)

 

Have prevention

     

 Yes

116 (100)

50 (43.1)

66 (56.9)

1

1

 No

25 (100)

5 (20.0)

20 (80.0)

0.33 (0.12,0.94)

0.32 (0.11,0.96)

 Do not know

27 (100)

6 (22.2)

21 (77.8)

0.38 (0.14,1.00)

0.29 (0.6,1.35)

Have treatment

     

 Yes

142 (100)

55 (38.7)

87 (61.3)

1

 

 No

10 (100)

2 (20.0)

8 (80.0)

0.40 (0.08,1.93)

-

 Do not know

16 (100)

4 (25.0)

12 (75.0)

0.53 (0.16,1.74)

 

Total

168 (100)

61 (36.3)

107 (63.7)

 
  1. AOR = adjusted odd ratio; indicated only for significant variables with p-value less than 0.05.
  2. CI = confidence interval.
  3. COR = crude odd ratio.