Intestinal Parasites of Owned Dogs and Cats from Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas: Prevalence, Zoonotic Risks, and Pet Owner Awareness in Northern Italy

Table 6

Frequency of pets (dogs or cats) infected by intestinal parasites in northwestern Italy by features of their owners (number 207).

Owner features	Frequency of pets		𝑃 value*
	Positive 𝑛 (%)	Negative 𝑛 (%)
Gender
Female	75 (36.94)	66 (32.51)	0.24
Male	29 (14.28)	33 (16.25)
Age
≤40 years old	65 (32.02)	66 (32.51)	0.31
>40 years old	39 (19.21)	33 (16.25)
Educational qualification
Secondary school; certificate	38 (18.71)	33 (16.25)	0.37
Intermediate school; certificate/academic; degree	66 (32.51)	66 (32.51)
Family components
≤2	42 (20.58)	47 (23.03)	0.20
>2	62 (30.39)	53 (25.98)
Presence of young <15 years old
Not	66 (32.35)	68 (33.33)	0.29
Yes	38 (18.62)	32 (15.68)

∗Fisher’s exact 𝑃 value.