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Table 3 Factors associated with active trachoma (TF) or (TI) among preschool-aged children in Dembia District, northwest Ethiopia, 2015

From: Prevalence and determinants of active trachoma among preschool-aged children in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Active trachoma(TF/TI)

cOR,95% CI

aOR,95% CI

Yes

No

Latrine Availability

 Yes

88

443

1

 

 No

36

114

1.59(1.03,2.47)

 

Frequency of face washing in a day (self-reported)

 Once

41

134

1.64(0.96,2.82)

 

 Twice

56

278

1.08(0.66,1.79)

 

 Three times

27

145

1

 

Face condition

 Clean

54

320

0.57(0.39,0.85)

0.55(0.37,0.82)*

 Unclean

70

237

1

1

Number of children aged below five in the household

 One

70

363

0.69(0.466,1.02)

 

 Two and above

54

194

1

 

Time required to fetch water

  ≤ 15 min

61

201

1

1

 16 – 30 min

45

285

0.52(0.34,0.79)

0.51(0.33,0.78)*

  > 30 min

18

71

0.83(0.46,1.51)

0.88(0.47,1.60)

Children usually stay at

 Home

93

379

1

 

 Out of home

31

178

0.71(0.45,1.11)

 

Latrine functionality

 Yes

84

426

1

 

 No

4

17

1.19(0.39,3.63)

 

 Don’t have a latrine

36

114

1.60(1.03,2.49)

 

Use liquid waste disposal hole

 Yes

50

143

0.93(0.62,1.38)

0.92(0.61,1.38)

 No

6

8

3.37(1.13,10.04)

3.83(1.26,11.61)*

 Don’t have liquid waste disposal facilities

68

306

1

1

  1. *P-value <0.05
  2. *Hosmer Lemeshow goodness of fit test was determined as Chi-square of 1.74 with a P-value of 0.9