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Table 4 Risk factors associated with intestinal parasites among PLWHA receiving HAART at Butajira Hospital, southern Ethiopia, 2014, (n = 323)

From: Intestinal parasitic infections and its association with undernutrition and CD4 T cell levels among HIV/AIDS patients on HAART in Butajira, Ethiopia

Predictors

Intestinal parasites

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P values

 

Yes

No

   

Residence

 Urban

62

127

1

 

 Rural

80

54

1.38 (0.87–2.19)

Educational status

 

 Unable to read and write

55

74

4.21 (1.17–15.0)

 Able to read and write

14

25

3.17 (0.79–12.7)

 Primary education

23

63

2.06 (0.55–7.72)

 Secondary education

28

21

4.25 (1.10–16.4)

 Tertiary education

3

17

1

Income (ETB)

 <1000

107

172

2.42 (1.12–5.23)

 

 ≥1000

9

35

1

Presence of animal

 Yes

51

24

5.98 (3.41–10.5)

6.14 (3.13–12.0)

0.00**

 No

65

183

1

1

Presence of toilet

  

 Yes

103

206

1

 No

13

1

26 (3.3–201)

Source of water

 Tape

98

203

1

1

 

 River

18

4

9.32 (3.07–28.3)

4.87 (1.14–20.7)

0.03*

WHO stages

  

 Stage I

66

130

1

 Stage II

30

28

2.11 (1.16–3.82)

 Stage III

18

44

0.81 (0.43–1.50)

 Stage IV

2

5

0.78 (0.15–4.17)

CD4 T cell count

0.00**

 <200

31

22

3.74 (1.89–7.39)

4.02 (1.78–9.05)

 200–349

33

41

2.13 (1.16–3.94)

2.84 (1.37–5.89)

 350–500

20

59

0.90 (0.47–1.72)

1.01 (0.46–2.20)

 >500

32

85

1

1

Undernutrition

 Yes

44

38

2.72 (1.62–4.54)

2.59 (1.36–4.95)

0.004*

 No

72

169

1

1

  1. Stepwise (Backward LR) was used in logistic regression. Hosmer and Lemeshow test was at P = 0.31
  2. N.B α = 0.05
  3. *Significant, **Highly significant