Research Article
Prevalence and Pattern of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infection among Primary School Children in a Rural Community in Imo State, Nigeria
Table 2
Risk factors and prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis among the study subjects.
| | Risk factors | Helminth status | | | value | Infected
(%) | Noninfected
(%) | Total
(%) |
| | Gender | | | | | | | Male | 58 (38.4) | 93 (61.6) | 151 (100) | 10.09 | 0.001 | | Female | 28 (21.1) | 105 (78.9) | 133 (100) | | Total | 86 (30.3) | 196 (69.3) | 284 (100) | | Wearing of footwear | | | | | | | Yes | 66 (26.0) | 188 (74.0) | 254 (100) | 0.15 | 0.700 | | No | 20 (66.7) | 10 (33.3) | 30 (100) | | Total | 86 (30.3) | 198 (69.3) | 284 (100) | | Hand washing after defecation | | | | | | | Always | 16 (27.1) | 43 (72.9) | 59 (100) | 0.91 | 0.694 | | Occasionally | 69 (31.1) | 153 (69.8) | 222 (100) | | Never | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 3 (100) | | Total | 86 (30.3) | 198 (69.3) | 284 (100) | | Sewage disposal | | | | | | | Water closet | 1 (6.3) | 15 (93.7) | 16 (100) | 4.79 | 0.09 | | Pit latrine | 70 (32.3) | 147 (67.7) | 217 (100) | | Bush | 15 (29.4) | 36 (70.6) | 51 (100) | | Total | 86 (30.3) | 198 (69.3) | 284 (100) | | Age group (years) | | | | | | | 5–7 | 8 (23.5) | 26 (76.5) | 34 (100) | 4.27 | 0.23 | | 8–10 | 38 (33.9) | 74 (66.1) | 112 (100) | | 11–13 | 38 (31.4) | 83 (68.6) | 121 (100) | | 14–16 | 2 (11.8) | 15 (88.2) | 17 (100) | | Total | 86 (30.3) | 198 (69.7) | 284 (100) |
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Significant values.
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