High Prevalence of Hookworm Species and Associated Factors among Soil-Transmitted Helminth-Infected Household Contacts in Burie Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of household contacts () in Burie Zuria district, northwest Ethiopia, from March to May 2021.

Variables	Category		Frequency	%
Sex	Male		193	45.7
	Female		229	54.3
Age in years	<5		35	8.3
	5-15		129	30.6
	>15		258	61.1
Residence	Rural		413	97.9
	Urban		9	2.1
Family size	≤5		263	62.3
	>5		159	37.7
Educational status	Illiterate		199	47.2
	Informal education		26	6.2
	Primary school		162	38.4
	Secondary school		31	7.3
	College and above		4	0.9
Occupation	Farmer		227	53.8
	Student		158	37.4
	Merchant		7	1.7
	Government employee		3	0.7
	Others		27	6.4
Address (Kebele)	Alefa catchments	Alefa Basi	103	24.4
		Zalema	65	15.4
		Wadera Gendeba	36	8.5
		Adelagata	21	5
		Subtotal	225	53.3
	Tiatia catchment	Tiyatiya	94	22.3
		Shaqua Kebesa	64	15.2
		Denbun	39	9.2
		Subtotal	197	46.7