Table 2 Prevalence of Fasciola species infection among the school children in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Variable | Number examined | Prevalencea (%) (95% CI) | Univariate COR (95% CI) | P value | Multivariate AOR (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 798 | 5.5 (3.9-7.1) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Age (years) | ||||||
  6-8 | 184 | 3.8 (1.1-6.6) | 1 |  |  |  |
  9-11 | 377 | 6.1 (3.7-8.5) | 0.63 (0.25-1.59) | 0.329 |  |  |
  12-15 | 237 | 5.9 (2.9-8.9) | 1.03 (0.52-2.05) | 0.922 |  |  |
 Gender |  |  |  |  |  |  |
  Male | 419 | 5.7 (3.5-7.9) | 0.92 (0.49-1.69) | 0.781 |  |  |
  Female | 379 | 5.3 (3.0-7.6) | 1 |  |  |  |
 Uncooked vegetable consumption | ||||||
  Yes | 456 | 7.2 (4.8-9.6) | 2.35 (1.17-4.72) | 0.016 | 2.47 (1.23-4.97) | 0.011 |
  No | 342 | 3.2 (1.3-5.1) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Source of drinking water |  |  |  |  |  |  |
  Unimproved | 496 | 6.8 (4.6-9.0) | 2.15 (1.05-4.41) | 0.037 | 2.28 (1.11-4.70) | 0.026 |
  Improved | 302 | 3.3 (1.3-5.3) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Washing clothes | ||||||
  Yes | 350 | 6.0 (3.5-8.5) | 1.18 (0.64-2.17) | 0.595 |  |  |
  No | 448 | 5.1 (3.1-7.1) | 1 |  |  |  |
 Fetching water | ||||||
  Yes | 385 | 5.2 (2.9-7.4) | 0.89 (0.48-1.64) | 0.703 |  |  |
  No | 413 | 5.8 (3.5-8.1) | 1 |  |  |  |
 Water body contact while crossing |  |  |  |  |  |  |
  Yes | 162 | 7.4 (3.4-11.4) | 1.51 (0.76-3.0) | 0.240 |  |  |
  No | 636 | 5.0 (3.3-6.7) | 1 |  |  |  |
 Swimming in rivers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
  Yes | 372 | 4.8 (2.6-6.9) | 0.78 (0.42-1.45) | 0.436 |  |  |
  No | 426 | 6.1 (3.8-8.4) | 1 |  |  |  |
 Bathing in open freshwater bodies | ||||||
  Yes | 290 | 5.9 (3.2-8.6) | 1.12 (0.59-2.07) | 0.745 |  |  |
  No | 508 | 5.3 (3.4-7.2) | 1 |  |  |  |
 Participating in irrigation farming | ||||||
  Yes | 362 | 5.8 (3.4-8.2) | 1.48 (0.80-2.72) | 0.211 |  |  |
  No | 436 | 5.3 (3.2-7.4) | 1 |  |  |  |
 Ownership of domestic animals | ||||||
  Yes | 769 | 5.5 (3.9-7.1) | 0.78 (0.18-3.39) | 0.740 |  |  |
  No | 29 | 6.9 (5.1-8.7) | 1 |  |  |  |
 School |  |  |  |  |  |  |
  Addis Mender | 161 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
  Harbu | 160 | 2.5 (0.001-4.9) | 0.38 (0.09-1.56) | 0.179 |  |  |
  Avia Kokit | 125 | 8.8 (3.8-137) | 1.42 (0.43-4.66) | 0.560 |  |  |
  Robite | 156 | 7.7 (3.5-11.9) | 1.23 (0.38-3.97) | 0.730 |  |  |
  Zengaj Robit | 133 | 9.8 (4.7-14.8) | 1.59 (0.49-5.11) | 0.430 |  |  |
  Wawa | 63 | 6.3 (0.3-12.3) | 1 |  |  |  |