Intestinal Protozoal Parasites in Diarrheal Children and Associated Risk Factors at Yirgalem Hospital, Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic distribution of cases and controls in a study of intestinal parasites infections in diarrheal children.

Category	Cases (); no (%)	Controls (); no (%)	Total; no (%)
Age (in year)
≤4	51 (44.34)	33 (28.69)	84 (36.52)
5–9	43 (37.39)	49 (42.6)	92 (40)
10–13	21 (18.26)	33 (28.69)	54 (23.48)
Sex
Male	74 (64.35)	61 (53)	135 (58.69)
Female	41 (35.65)	54 (47)	95 (41.3)
Residence
Rural	64 (55.65)	55 (47.82)	119 (52.17)
Urban	51 (44.34)	60 (52.17)	111 (48.26)