Table 3 Household practices and risk of child infection with helminthic parasites, Maksegnit, northwestern Ethiopia, June 2022
Variable (respondents) | Response Category | Frequency (percent) | Adjusted OR (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Do children participate in deworming program? (n鈥�=鈥�332) | Yes | 106 (31.9) | 0.61 (0.30鈥�1.26) |
No | 226 (68.1) | 1 | |
Family member defecation site (n鈥�=鈥�392) | Latrine | 317 (80.9) | 4.15 (0.58鈥�29.72) |
Open field | 75 (19.1) | 1 | |
Floor type of latrine (n鈥�=鈥�324) | Wooden | 108 (33.3) | 7.2 (2.16鈥�23.95) |
Cement | 148 (45.7) | 1.53 (0.56鈥�4.14) | |
Mud | 68 (21) | 1 | |
Do children wear shoe? (n鈥�=鈥�386) | Yes | 377 (97.7) | 0.16 (0.01鈥�29.38) |
No | 9 (2.3) | 1 | |
How frequent do children wear shoe? (n鈥�=鈥�391) | Always | 386 (98.7) | -------- |
Sometimes | 5 (1.3) | -------- | |
House type (n鈥�=鈥�350) | Tach roof | 18 (5.1) | 0.51 (0.02鈥�10.51) |
Metal roof | 321 (91.7) | 1.07 (0.08鈥�14.42) | |
Other | 11 (3.1 | 1 | |
Children wash hands with soap after toilet (n鈥�=鈥�393) | Yes | 278 (70.7) | 0.094 (0.026鈥�0.343) |
No | 115 (29.3) | 1 | |
Children wash hands after touching dirt (n鈥�=鈥�394) | Yes | 336 (85.3) | 1.17 (0.28鈥�4.94) |
No | 58 (14.7) | 1 | |
Children wash with soap before eating (n鈥�=鈥�393) | Yes | 367 (93.4) | 1.32 (0.50鈥�3.49) |
No | 26 (6.6) | 1 | |
Children eat washed cabbage and fruit (n鈥�=鈥�395) | Yes | 180 (45.6) | 0.26 (0.15鈥�0.44) |
No | 215 (54.4) | 1 | |
Children ever ate uncooked meat (n鈥�=鈥�388) | Yes | 65 (16.8) | 1.08 (0.52鈥�2.25) |
No | 323 (83.2) | 1 | |
Children bathed/washed in streams/rivers (n鈥�=鈥�380) | Yes | 199 (52.4) | 1.38 (0.81鈥�2.33) |
No | 181 (47.6) | 1 | |
Animals that children frequently contact with (n鈥�=鈥�387) | Cattle | 82 (21.2) | 0.68 (0.19鈥�2.39) |
Pets | 286 (73.9) | 0.63 (0.19鈥�2.04) | |
Chicken | 19 (4.9) | 1 |