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Table 4 Univariable logistic regression analysis of potential determinants in relation to CL positivity at BMH, Dessie town, Northeast Ethiopia, November 2017–May 2018 (N = 354)

From: Cutaneous leishmaniasis in north-central Ethiopia: trend, clinical forms, geographic distribution, and determinants

Variable

Alternatives

N

Pos (%)

COR

95% CI

P value

Gender

Male

216

111 (51.4)

0.9

0.6-1.4

0.69

Female

138

68 (49.3)

1.0

–

–

Age (year)

< 5

24

3 (12.5)

1.0

–

–

5–14

52

16 (30.8)

1.2

0.6–2.1

0.62

> 14

278

160 (57.6)

1.5

0.9–2.6

0.07

Residence

Dessie town

137

80 (58.4)

3.9

1.2–12.7

0.02

Kutaber

79

46 (58.2)

3.8

1.1–13.1

0.03

Tehulederie

34

17 (50.0)

2.8

0.7–10.3

0.13

Other South Wollo areas

17

9 (52.9)

3.1

0.7–13.7

0.13

Delanta

23

9 (39.1)

1.8

0.4–7.2

0.43

Ambasel

18

7 (38.9)

1.8

0.4–7.7

0.46

Dessie Zuria

19

5 (26.3)

0.9

0.2–4.6

0.98

South Wollo border areas

15

4 (26.7)

0.6

0.1–3.7

0.53

 

Kalu

12

2 (16.7)

1.0

–

–

Education

No formal schooling

52

34 (65.4)

3.8

1.8–8.1

0.00

Primary school

89

45 (50.6)

2.0

1.1–3.9

0.02

Secondary school

141

76 (53.9)

2.3

1.3–4.2

0.00

Tertiary education

72

24 (33.3)

1.0

–

–

Job

Civil servant

52

17 (32.7)

1.0

–

–

Farmer

54

37 (68.5)

4.5

1.9–10.1

< 0.01

Student

197

103 (52.3)

2.3

1.2–4.3

0.01

Merchant

51

22 (43.1)

1.6

0.7–3.5

0.27

Know what CL is

Yes

83

27 (32.5)

1.0

–

–

No

271

152 (56.1)

2.6

1.6–4.4

< 0.01

Know CL transmission

Yes

34

5 (14.7)

1.0

–

 

No

320

174 (54.4)

6.9

2.6–18.3

< 0.01

Know factors related to CL

Yes

32

5 (15.6)

1.0

–

 

No

322

174 (54.0)

6.3

2.4–16.9

< 0.01

Muddy-grassy houses

Yes

116

85 (73.3)

4.2

2.6–6.8

< 0.01

No

238

94 (39.5)

1.0

–

 

Wall cracks

Yes

183

122 (66.7)

3.9

2.5–6.0

< 0.01

No

171

57 (33.3)

1.0

–

 

Moist floor

Yes

53

36 (67.9)

2.8

1.3–4.3

0.00

No

301

143 (47.5)

1.0

–

 

On-floor sleeping

Yes

47

42 (89.4)

10.4

4.0–7.0

< 0.01

No

307

137 (44.6)

1.0

–

–

Bed net use

Yes

27

4 (14.8)

1.0

–

–

No

327

175 (53.5)

6.6

2.2–9.6

0.01

Sleeping under tree

Yes

36

23 (63.9)

1.8

0.9–3.8

0.09

No

318

156 (49.1)

1.0

–

–

Open sewage nearby house

Yes

54

37 (67.5)

2.4

1.3–4.5

0.00

No

300

142 (47.3)

1.0

–

–

Irrigation nearby house

Yes

93

84 (90.3)

16.3

7.8–13.9

< 0.01

No

261

95 (36.4)

1.0

–

–

Traveled to CL endemic areas

Yes

54

46 (85.2)

7.2

3.3–15.8

< 0.01

No

300

133 (44.3)

1.0

–

–

Own dogs and other animals

Yes

248

137 (55.4)

1.9

1.2–2.9

0.00

No

106

42 (39.6)

1.0

–

–

  1. Note: n number, Pos positive, COR crude odds ratio, CI confidence interval, significant at p < 0.05