Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of parents of school age children and risk of child infection with helminthiasis/malaria, Maksegnit, northwestern Ethiopia, June 2022
Variable (respondent) | Response category | Frequency (percent) | Child helminth infection risk OR(95%CI) | Child malaria infection risk OR(95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n鈥�=鈥�398) | Male | 206 (51.8) | 1 | 1 |
Female | 192 (48.2) | 0.54 (0.32鈥�0.92) | 0.71(0.42鈥�1.20) | |
Education (n鈥�=鈥�388) | illiterate | 171(44.1) | 1 | 1 |
Literate | 217(55.9) | 0.97(0.55鈥�1.73) | 0.72(0.41鈥�1.28) | |
Marital status (n鈥�=鈥�376) | Single (not married during the interview but has children) | 127(33.8) | 1 | 1 |
Married | 249(66.2) | 2.25 (1.33鈥�3.81) | 2.71 (1.60鈥�4.58) | |
Income (n鈥�=鈥�373) | 鈮も��2000 ET Birr | 249(66.8) | 1 | 1 |
鈮モ��2001 ET Birr | 124(33.2) | 0.39 (0.22鈥�0.70) | 0.37 (0.21鈥�0.65) | |
Religion (n鈥�=鈥�394) | Other | 54(13.7) | 1 | 1 |
Orthodox Christian | 340(86.3) | 1.51 (0.73鈥�3.14) | 1.24 (0.59鈥�2.61) | |
Occupation (n鈥�=鈥�377) | Daily Laborer | 60(15.9) | 1 | 1 |
Farmer | 259(68.7) | 0.80 (0.37鈥�1.72) | 1.12 (0.52鈥�2.40) | |
Government/NGO | 58(15.4) | 1.70 (0.59鈥�4.87) | 0.99 (0.37鈥�2.61) | |
Residence (n鈥�=鈥�381) | Rural areas | 72(18.9) | 1 | 1 |
Maksegnit town | 309(81.1) | 3.72 (1.93鈥�7.17) | 1.80 (0.93鈥�3.48) |