Table 3 Association of intestinal helminth infection, sex and age with undernutrition and anaemia among children in in Abchikeli and Ayalew Mekonnen elementary schools, northwest Ethiopia, February and March 2010
| Â | Â | Undernutrition | Â | Anaemia | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Categories | Yes | No | AORa [95Â % CI] | Yes | No | AORa [95Â % CI] |
Helminth infection | Non-infected | 55 | 118 | - | 3 | 170 | - |
| Â | A. lumbricoides | 13 | 13 | 2.16 [0.85, 5.53] | 0 | 26 | NA |
| Â | Hookworm | 44 | 101 | 1.42 [0.80, 2.52] | 23 | 122 | 8.87 [2.28, 34.58] |
| Â | T. trichiura | 0 | 5 | NA | 0 | 5 | NA |
| Â | Any | 69 | 142 | 1.28 [0.79, 2.09] | 38 | 173 | 10.65 [2.96,38.39] |
| Â | Single | 57 | 119 | 1.41 [0.85, 2.33] | 23 | 153 | 8.11 [2.20, 29.88] |
| Â | Double | 10 | 23 | 0.53 [0.17, 1.65] | 15 | 18 | 43.56 [8.42, 225.55] |
| Â | Triple | 2 | 0 | NA | 0 | 2 | NA |
Age in years | 5-9 | 55 | 120 | - | 13 | 162 | - |
| Â | 10-14 | 69 | 140 | 1.36 [0.76, 2.43] | 28 | 181 | 0.61 [0.22, 1.71] |
Sex | Male | 54 | 118 | - | 17 | 155 | - |
| Â | Female | 70 | 142 | 1.17 [0.73, 1.86] | 24 | 188 | 1.06 [0.49, 2.26] |