Table 4 Association of atopy with intestinal helminthic infection and allergy symptoms among primary school children in Sululta, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 526)
Variables | Atopy (yes %) | Atopy (no %) | COR | CI (95%) | P-value | AOR | CI (95%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Any helminths | |||||||||
 Yes | 89 | 6 (6.7) | 83 (93.3) | 1.432 | 0.561–3.656 | 0.453 |  |  |  |
 No | 437 | 21 (4.8) | 416 (95.2) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ascaris lumbricoides | |||||||||
 Yes | 18 | 3 (16.7) | 15 (83.3) | 4.003 | 1.093–14.883 | 0.036 | 4.307 | 1.143–16.222 | 0.031 |
 No | 508 | 24 (4.7) | 484 (95.3) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Hookworm | |||||||||
 Yes | 12 | 1 (8.3) | 11 (91.7) | 1.706 | 0.212–13.723 | 0.615 |  |  |  |
 No | 514 | 26 (5.1) | 488 (94.9) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Trichuris trichuria | |||||||||
 Yes | 11 | 1(9.1) | 10 (90.9) | 1.881 | 0.232–15.254 | 0.554 |  |  |  |
 No | 515 | 26(5.0) | 489 (95.0) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Hymnelopis nana | |||||||||
 Yes | 33 | 2 (6.1) | 31 (93.9) | 1.893 | 0.265–15.467 | 0.603 |  |  |  |
 No | 493 | 25 (5.1) | 468 (94.9) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Any allergy | |||||||||
 Yes | 126 | 12 (9.5) | 114 (90.5) | 2.702 | 1.229–5.937 | 0.013 | 2.843 | 1.281–6.307 | 0.010 |
 No | 400 | 15 (3.8) | 385(96.2) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Wheeze | |||||||||
 Yes | 46 | 6 (13.0) | 40 (87.0) | 3.279 | 1.251–8.589 | 0.016 | 2.430 | 0.874–6.757 | 0.089 |
 No | 480 | 21 (4.4) | 459 (95.6) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Rhinitis | |||||||||
 Yes | 47 | 4 (8.5) | 43 (91.5) | 1.844 | 0.610–5.579 | 0.278 |  |  |  |
 No | 479 | 23 (4.8) | 456 (95.2) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Eczema | |||||||||
 Yes | 28 | 2 (7.1) | 26 (92.9) | 1.455 | 0.327–6.480 | 0.622 |  |  |  |
 No | 498 | 25 (5.0) | 473 (95.0) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Skin itch | |||||||||
 Yes | 99 | 10 (10.1) | 89 (89.9) | 2.710 | 1.201–6.116 | 0.016 | 2.292 | 0.964–5.453 | 0.061 |
 No | 427 | 17 (4.0) | 410 (96.0) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |