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Table 5 Multivariate analysis of the variables associated with the frequency of genito-urinary schistosomiasis among respondents

From: Prevalence and intensity of genito-urinary schistosomiasis and associated risk factors among junior high school students in two local government areas around Zobe Dam in Katsina State, Nigeria

Variables

Subtotal

Positive (%)

Negative (%)

COR (95 % CI)

AOR (95 % CI)

Sex

 Boys

401

140 (34.91)

261 (65.09)

6.84 (4.32–11.17)

7.25 (4.33–12.71)

 Girls

317

23 (7.26)

294 (92.74)

1

1

χ 2 test

   

77.065

–

P-value

 

< 0.0001

–

Age (years)

 10–12

126

22 (17.46)

104 (82.54)

1

1

 13–15

485

107 (22.06)

378 (77.94)

1.34 (0.81–2.26)

–

 16–18

94

29 (30.85)

65 (69.15)

2.11 (1.11–4.01)

4.43 (2.62–7.49)

 19–21

11

4 (36.36)

7 (63.64)

2.70 (0.64–10.08)

–

 22–24

2

1 (50)

1 (50)

4.73 (0.12–185.89)

–

χ 2 test

 

0.642

–

P-value

 

0.4231

–

Address

 Dutsin-Ma

398

90 (22.61)

308 (77.39)

1

1

 Safana

320

73 (22.81)

247 (77.19)

1.01 (0.71–1.44)

–

χ 2 test

 

0.004

–

P-value

 

0.9495

–

Altitude

 500–530 m

312

55 (17.63)

257 (82.37)

1.69 (1.18–2.45)

1.27 (0.87–1.88)

 531–560 m

406

108 (26.61)

298 (73.39)

1

1

χ 2 test

 

8.083

–

P-value

 

0.0045

–

Fathers’ occupation

 Civil servants

249

43 (17.27)

206 (82.73)

1

1

 Farmers

115

33 (28.69)

82 (71.3)

1.93 (1.14–3.24)

2.08 (1.2–3.59)

 Other brown collar jobs

351

87 (24.79)

264 (75.21)

1.58 (1.05–2.39)

1.42 (0.92–2.23)

 Late (Dead)

2

0 (0)

2 (100)

0

–

 Retiree

1

0 (0)

1 (100)

0

–

χ 2 test

 

0.0001

 

P-value

 

0.9921

–

Mothers’ occupation

 Civil servants

76

7 (9.21)

69 (90.79)

1

–

 Farmers

2

0 (0)

2 (100)

0

–

 Other brown collar jobs

390

96 (24.62)

294 (75.38)

3.22 (1.49–7.82)

–

 Housewives

250

60 (24)

190 (76)

3.11 (1.41–7.68)

–

χ 2 test

 

6.359

–

P-value

 

0.0117

–

Grand total

718

163 (22.7)

555 (77.3)

  
  1. Abbreviations: COR Crude (unadjusted) odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio (indicated only for values with P ≤ 0.05), CI Confidence interval