Table 4 Association of active trachoma and risk factors among pre-school children in rural Wadla district, northern Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Trachoma (n = 596) | OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Presence (%) | Absence (%) | COR | AOR | |
Type of house roof (observation) | ||||
Clean iron | 15 (11.5) | 82 (17.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Thatch iron | 24 (18.5) | 141 (30.3) | 0.9(0.5–1.9) | 0.9 (0.3–2.8) |
Clean grass | 27 (20.8) | 144 (30.9) | 1.0(0.5–2.0) | 0.7 (0.2–2.2) |
Thatch grass | 64 (49.2) | 99 (21.2) | 3.5 (1.9–6.7) * | 4.4 (1.4–13.6) * |
Fly in a house or in nearby (observation) | ||||
Yes | 96(73.8) | 206 (44.2) | 3.6 (2.3–5.5) | 4.6 (2.1–9.9) * |
No | 34 (26.2) | 260 (55.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Face washing frequency (self-report) | ||||
Two and more times | 9 (6.9) | 99 (21.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Once daily | 2 (1.5) | 77 (16.5) | 0.3 (0.1–1.4) | 0.2 (0.03–1.3) |
2 to 6 times per a week | 15 (11.5) | 134 (28.8) | 1.2 (0.5–2.9) | 1.366 (.365–5.114) |
Once weekly | 63 (48.5) | 104 (22.3) | 6.7 (3.1–14.1) * | 8.7 (2.6–29.3) * |
Unwashed for a week | 41(31.5) | 52 (11.2) | 8.7 (3.9–19.2) * | 10.6 (2.9–37.7) * |
Soap for face washing(self-report) | ||||
Used | 26 (20) | 238 (51.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Not used | 104 (80) | 228 (48.9) | 4.2 (2.6–6.7) *> | 4.5 (1.8–11.3) * |
Soap for hand washing(self-report) | ||||
Used | 35 (26.9) | 219 (47.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Not used | 95(73.1) | 247 (53.0) | 2.4 (1.6–3.7) * | 1.6 (0.8–3.6) |
Household latrine (observation) | ||||
Present | 7 (21.2) | 364 (78.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Absent | 26 (78.8) | 102 (21.9) | 2.0 (1.3–3.0) * | 5.0 (2.0–12.9) * |
Household waste around the house (observation) | ||||
Exist | 80(61.5) | 214 (45.9) | 1.9 (1.3–2.8) * | 3.4 (1.6–7.6) * |
Not exist | 50 (38.5) | 252 (54.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Mothers educational status | ||||
Unable to read and write | 111 (85.4) | 348 (74.7) | 2.9 (1.3–6.6) * | 0.8 (0.2–3.2) |
Able to read and write | 12 (9.2) | 53 (11.4) | 2.1 (0.8–5.7) | 0.3 (0.1–1.6) |
Attend formal education | 7 (5.4) | 65 (13.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Wealth index | ||||
Poor | 73 (56.2%) | 101 (21.7) | 4.6 (2.3–9.1) * | 4.2 (1.5–12.0) |
Medium | 45 (34.6%) | 288 (61.8) | 1.003 (.506–1.988) | 0.5(0.2–1.4) |
Rich | 12 (9.2%) | 77(16.5) | 1.000 | 1.00 |
MUAC of children | ||||
Less than 13.9 | 81(62.3) | 230 (49.4) | 1.7 (1.1–2.52) * | 1.3 (0.6–2.6) |
Greater than 14 | 49(37.7) | 236 (50.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Age of children (in months) | ||||
12–24 | 42 (32.3) | 166 (35.6) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | 0.7 (0.3–1.8) |
25–36 | 14 (10.8) | 88 (18.9) | 0.5 (0.3–0.9) * | 0.7(0.2–2.1) |
37–48 | 36 (27.7) | 93 (20) | 1.2 (0.7–2.1) | 2.7(.1.0–7.2) |
49–59 | 38 (29.2) | 119 (25.5) | 1,00 | 1.00 |
Fathers education | ||||
Unable to read and write | 93 (71.5) | 299 (64.2) | 2.3 (1.1–4.7) * | 1.4 (0.3–6.2) |
Able to read and write | 28 (21.5) | 102 (21.9) | 1.9(0.9–4.5) | 2.1 (0.5–9.7) |
Formal education | 9 (6.9) | 65 (13.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |