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Table 1 Associations of sociodemographic factors of adult HIV patients with prevalence of intestinal parasite by ART status using binary logistic regression in Dessie Hospital ART clinic, Feb.-March 2012 (N = 272)

From: Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among HIV/AIDS patients with pre-ART and on-ART attending dessie hospital ART clinic, Northeast Ethiopia

Intestinal parasite prevalence

VARIABLES

Pre-ART

On-ART

Total

COR (95% CI)

n = 136

n = 136

N = 272

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative

Positive

negative

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age groups

       

18-35 yrs

34(37.4)

57(62.6)

15(20)

60(80)

49(30)

117(70)

1. 26(0. 25, 6.4)

36-53 yrs

17(40.5)

25(59.5)

9(16.1)

47(83.9)

26(26.5)

72(73.5)

1.08(0.21, 5.7)

54-65 yrs

2(66.7)

1(33.3)

0(0)

5(0)

2(25)

6(75)

1*

Sex

       

Male

20(37)

34(63)

12(20.7)

46(79.3)

32(28.6)

80(71.4)

1*

Female

33(40.2)

49(59.8)

12(15.4)

66(84.6)

45(28)

115(72)

0.98(0.57, 1.7)

Residence

       

Urban

41(38.7)

65(61.3)

14(12.4)

99(87.6)

55(25)

164(75)

1*

Rural

12(40)

18(60)

10(43.5)

13(56.5)

22(41.5)

31(58.5)

2.12(1.13,4.0)**

Marital status

       

Single

22(42.3)

30(57.7)

4(9.3)

39(90.7)

26(27.4)

69(72.6)

0.93(0.53,1.62)

Married

31(36.9)

53(63.1)

20(21.5)

73(78.5)

51(29)

126(71)

1*

Educational Status

       

Illiterate

1(33.3)

2(66.7)

2(16.7)

10(83.3)

3(20)

12(80)

1.44(.28, 7.5)

Read and write

19(45.2)

23(54.8)

6(13.6)

38(86.4)

25(29.1)

61(70.9)

2.36(.74,7.51)

Primary education

16(37.2)

27(62.8)

10(29.4)

24(70.6)

26(33.8)

51(66.2)

2.93(.92, 9.37)

Secondary education

13(38.2)

21(61.8)

6(18.2)

27(81.8)

19(28.4)

48(71.6)

2.28(.69,7.46)

College and above

4(28.6)

10(71.4)

0(0)

13(100)

4(14.8)

23(85.2)

1*

Occupation

       

Gov’t employer

13(38.2)

21(61.8)

6(19.4)

25(80.6)

19(29.2)

46(70.8)

1*

Merchant

8(42.1)

11(57.9)

0(0)

9(100)

8(28.6)

20(71.4)

.97(0.36,2.58)

Farmer

10(58.8)

7(41.2)

9(42.9)

12(57.1)

19(50)

19(50)

2.42(1.06,5.56)**

Student

1(33.3)

2(66.7)

0(0)

2(100)

1(20)

4(80)

.61(0.06,5.78)

Daily laborers

11(45.8)

13(54.2)

3(12)

22(88)

14(28.6)

34(71.4)

.97(0.43, 2.19)

House wife

4(36.4)

7(63.6)

2(10.5)

17(89.5)

6(20)

24(80)

.61(.21,1.72)

Others

6(21.4)

22(78.6)

4(13.8)

25(86.2)

10(17.5)

47(82.5)

.52(.22,1.2)

Income

       

<500 birr

25(41)

36(59)

7(11.1)

56(88.9)

32(25.8)

92(74.5)

.93(.43-2.02)

500-1000 birr

18(35.3)

33(64.7)

15(28.3)

38(71.7)

33(31.7)

71(68.3)

1.24(.57, 2.7)

>1000 birr

10(41.7)

14(58.3)

2(10)

18(90)

12(27.3)

32(72.7)

1*