Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Associated Risk Factors in Teda Health Centre, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection with respect to sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants at Teda Health Centre from February to April, 2011.
Characters
Positive
Negative
Total
values
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Sex
Male
123
62.1
75
37.9
198
48.3
0.97
0.89
Female
132
62.3
80
37.7
212
51.7
Age
14
89
58.9
62
41.1
151
36.8
0.639
1.69
15–29
87
66.4
44
33.6
131
31.9
30–44
41
62.1
25
37.9
66
16.1
>45
38
61.3
24
38.7
62
15.2
Education status
Illiterate
121
65.8
63
34.2
184
44.9
0.28
3.770
Elementary school
88
61.5
55
38.5
143
34.9
High school level
41
57.7
30
42.3
71
17.3
College and above
5
41.7
7
58.3
12
2.9
Hand washing habit
Before meal
Yes
138
64.2
77
35.8
215
52.4
0.383
0.076
No
117
60
78
40
195
47.6
After toilet
Yes
144
80.9
34
19.1
178
43.4
<0.01≠
46.8
No
111
47.8
121
52.2
232
56.6
Source of water supply
Pipe
53
60.9
34
39.1
87
21
0.087
0.69
River
78
60.5
51
39.5
129
31.5
Spring
54
65.9
28
34,1
82
20
Well
70
62.5
42
37.5
112
27.5
Toilet
Present
106
56.4
82
43.6
188
45.9
0.02≠
4.99
Absent
149
67.2
73
32.9
222
54.1
Shoe wearing habit*
Yes
7
4.2
161
95.8
168
41
0.04≠
4.17
No
23
9.5
219
90.5
242
59
Swimming habit**
Yes
42
18.9
180
81.1
222
54.1
<0.001≠
17.0
No
10
5.3
178
94.7
188
45.9
Overall
255
62.2
155
37.8
410
100
Only for Hook worm, only for Schistosoma mansoni, significant difference.
