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Table 2 The association of intestinal parasitic infection and risk factors among people living with HIV attending ART clinic of Dessie Referral Hospital from March to May 2019

From: Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among people living with HIV attending Dessie Referral Hospital, Dessie town, North-east Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Categories

Intestinal parasitic infection

P-value

COR (95%CI)

P-value

AOR (95% C.I)

Positive N (%)

Negative N (%)

Hand washing after latrine

Always

12 (29.3)

137 (75.3)

0.00

0.136 (0.06–0.29)

<0.01*

0.15 (0.05–0.41)

Sometimes

29 (70.7)

45 (24.7)

1

 

1

 

Eating raw vegetable

Yes

38 (92.7)

71 (39.0)

0.00

19.8 (5.89–66.58)

<0.01*

13.66 (3.52–53.06)

No

3 (7.3)

111 (61)

1

 

1

 

Eating raw meat

Yes

19 (46.3)

31 (17%)

0.00

4.21 (2.04–8.69)

0.079

2.35 (0.91–6.09)

No

22 (53.7)

151 (83)

1

 

1

 

CD4 cell count

< 200 CD4 cell/ml3

10 (24.4)

5 (2.7%)

0.00

36.8 (9.07–149.36)

< 0.01*

45.53 (7.46–277.70)

200-499 CD4 cell/ml3

26 (63.4)

85 (46.7)

0.001

5.63 (2.07–15.32)

0.012*

4.38 (1.38–13.87)

> 500 CD4 cell/ml3

5 (12.2)

92 (50.5)

1

 

1

 
  1. *Statistically significant
  2. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio