Factors Associated with Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections among Young Population in Northeast Brazil

Table 1

Demographics and behavioral characteristics of children aged 0 to 15 years, living in a substandard settlement in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.

Variables	Number of participants (%)
Gender
Male	186 (50.7)
Female	181 (49.3)
Age group
0–5	133 (36.2)
6–10	135 (36.8)
11–15	99 (27.0)
Number of household members
≤5	157 (52.3)
>5	143 (47.7)
Toilet type in use
No toilet	43 (14.4)
Indoor toilet with flush	174 (58.0)
Indoor toilet without flush	22 (7.3)
Pit latrine with water	37 (12.3)
Pit latrine	24 (8.0)
Social status
C1	2 (0.7)
C2	21 (7.0)
D	141 (47.0)
E	136 (45.3)
Family income (MW/family/month)
Unknown	44 (14.7)
<1	97 (32.3)
1	91 (30.3)
1-2	50 (16.7)
2-3	16 (5.3)
3–5	2 (0.7)
Footwear use
Yes	123 (41.0)
No	177 (59.0)
Contact with natural water sources
Yes	88 (29.3)
No	212 (70.7)

Economic classification proposed by ABEP [10]; MW: minimum wage.