Research Article
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Gastrointestinal Parasite Infection in a Developing Nation Environment
Table 1
Summary of the study population.
| | IBS cases () | Controls () | value | Total () |
| | Gender | | | | | Male
Female | 24.5% (40)
75.4% (123) | 31.4% (61)
68.6% (133) | 0.16 | 28.3% (101)
71.7% (256) |
| | Age (in years) | | | | | 18–34
35–54
55–66 | 39.9% (65)
47.2% (77)
12.9% (21) | 37.6% (73)
49.7% (98)
11.8% (23) | 0.83 | 38.7% (138)
49.0% (175)
12.3% (44) |
| | Household water source | | | | | Municipal supply†
Other | 97.5% (159)
2.5% (4) | 97.4% (189)
2.6% (5) | 0.98 | 97.5% (348)
2.5% (9) |
| | Sanitary conditions | | | | | Toilet
Latrine or none | 58.2% (95)
41.7% (68) | 60.3% (117)
39.6% (77) | 0.85 | 59.4% (212)
40.6% (145) |
| | Poverty index | | | | | Basic needs met
basic needs unmet | 63.8% (104)
36.2% (59) | 71.1% (138)
28.9% (56) | 0.20 | 67.8% (242)
32.2% (115) |
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†Municipal water source refers to water delivery to the household or nearby community source for at least 4 hours per day.
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