Table 6 Association between helminthic infection intensity and Atopy in selected primary Schools in Sululta, Ethiopia, 2017(n = 526)
Helminths | Intensity (epg) | Atopy | COR | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||||
Ascaris.lumbricoids | Light(1–4999) | 2 (13.3) | 13 (86.7) | 2.991 | 0.640–13.979 | 0.164 |
Negative | 25 (4.9) | 486 (95.1) | 1 | Â | Â | |
Mild (5000–49,999) | 0 | 0 |  |  |  | |
Heavy(> 50,000) | 0 | 0 |  |  |  | |
Hook worm | Light(1–1999) | 1 (9.1) | 10 (90.9) | 1.881 | 0.232–15.254 | 0.554 |
Negative | 26 (5.0) | 489 (95.0) | 1 | Â | Â | |
Mild(2000–3999) | 0 |  |  |  |  | |
Heavy (> 4000) |  | 0 |  |  |  | |
Tricuris tricuria | Light (1–999) | 0 | 9 (100) |  |  |  |
Negative | 27 (5.2) | 490 (94.8) | Â | Â | Â | |
Mild (1000–9999) | 0 | 0 |  |  |  | |
Heavy (> 10,000) | 0 | 0 |  |  |  | |
Hymenolepis nana | Light (1–1999) | 0 | 24 (100%) | 0.987 | 0.564–11.326 | 0.604 |
Negative | 27 (5.0) | 502 (95.0) | 1 | Â | Â | |
Mild (2000–3999) | 0 |  |  |  |  | |
Heavy (> 4000) | 0 |  |  |  |  | |