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Table 5 Potential risk factors for allergy among primary school children in Sululta, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 526)

From: Intestinal helminthic infection and allergic disorders among school children enrolled in mass deworming program, Sululta, Ethiopia

Variables

Total

Any allergy

COR

95% CI

P-value

AOR

95% CI

P-value

Yes (%)

No (%)

Sex

 Male

220

55 (25.0)

165 (75.0)

1.103

0.736–1.653

0.634

   

 Female

306

71 (23.2)

235(76.8)

1

     

Age category

 5–9

158

33 (20.9)

125 (79.1)

1

     

 10–14

368

93 (25.3)

275 (74.7)

1.281

0.817–2.009

0.281

   

Residence

 Urban

400

97 (24.3)

303 (75.7)

1.071

0.667–1.720

0.777

   

 Rural

126

29 (23)

97 (77)

1

     

Animal

 Yes

346

85 (24.6)

261 (75.4)

1.104

0.721–1.690

0.648

   

 No

180

41 (22.8)

139 (77.2)

1

     

Charcoal

 Yes

521

125 (24.0)

396 (76.0)

1.263

0.140–11.401

0.835

   

 No

5

1 (20.0)

4 (60.0)

1

     

Electric

 Yes

174

48 (27.6)

126 (72.4)

1.338

0.882–2.030

0.171

   

 No

352

78 (22.2)

274 (77.8)

1

     

Deworming

 Yes

427

94 (22.0)

333 (80.0)

0.596

0.368–0.957

0.032

0.591

0.366–0.955

0.034

 No

99

32 (32.3)

67 (67.8)

1

     

Any allergen

 Yes

27

12 (44.4)

15 (55.6)

2.702

1.229–5.937

0.013

2.787

1.253–6.197

0.012

 No

499

114 (22.8)

385 (77.2)

1

  

1

  

Parental allergy

 Yes

58

25 (56.9)

33 (43.1)

2.753

1.565–4.841

0.000

2.647

1.494–4.691

0.001

 No

468

101 (21.6)

367 (78.4)

1

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