Table 4 Association between socio-demographic and obstetrics characteristics of study participants and parasite infection status

Age category (years)

< 20

1

20–29

2.654

0.585–12.032

0.206

30–39

3.833

0.793–18.524

0.095

40–49

11.500

0.505–261.95

0.126

Religion

Christian

1

Islam

0.8

0.326–1.961

0.626

Educational Level

None

1

Primary

2.500

0.431–14.514

0.307

Secondary

2.570

0.570–11.596

0.220

Tertiary

1.000

Marital Status

Single

1

Married

0.914

0.429–1.946

0.815

Employment Status

Informal

1

Unemployed

0.613

0.285–1.318

0.210

Formal

-

-

-

Age of present pregnancy

1st Trimester

1

2nd Trimester

2.667

0.309–22.996

0.372

3rd Trimester

4.816

0.614–37.775

0.135

Number of pregnancies

One

1

Two

1.696

0.654–4.401

0.277

Three

1.155

0.443–3.012

0.768

Four

0.983

0.335–2.886

0.975

Five

1.583

0.284–8.817

0.600

More than 5

0.475

0.055–4.069

0.497

Ever lost a pregnancy

No

1

Yes

2.131

1.041–4.363

0.038

Number of pregnancies lost

Single

1

Multiple

0.225

0.045–1.114

0.068

Previous stillbirth

No

1

Yes

0.715

0.199–2.571

0.608