Research Article
Assessment of Prevalence and Risk Factors for Intestinal Parasitosis, Malnutrition, and Anemia among School Children in Ghindae Area, Eritrea
Table 1
Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis, malnutrition, and anemia in Ghindae area, Eritrea, 2018 (n = 450).
| Characteristics | Total | Intestinal parasitosis | Malnutrition | Anemia | N (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) |
| Sex | | | | | | | | Male | 215 (47.8) | 96 | 44.7 | 82 | 38.1 | 20 | 9.3 | Female | 235 (52.2) | 108 | 46.0 | 84 | 35.7 | 36 | 15.3 | Age groups (in years) | | | | | | | | 6–8 | 133 (29.6) | 65 | 48.9 | 41 | 30.8 | 17 | 12.8 | 9–11 | 146 (32.4) | 66 | 45.2 | 48 | 32.9 | 13 | 8.9 | 12–16 | 171 (38) | 73 | 42.7 | 77 | 45.0 | 26 | 15.2 | Total | 450 | 204 | 45.3 | 166 | 36.9 | 56 | 12.4 |
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