Research Article
Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Intestinal Parasites among Schoolchildren from Two Primary Schools in Rama Town, Northern Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics among schoolchildren in the two involved schools in Rama town, Northern Ethiopia.
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Number (n) | Percent |
| Age group (years) | | | ≤9 | 89 | 28.5 | 10–14 | 195 | 62.5 | 15+ | 28 | 9.0 |
| Sex | | | Male | 166 | 53.2 | Female | 146 | 46.8 |
| Religion | | | Christian | 278 | 89.1 | Muslim | 34 | 10.9 |
| Class level | | | 1–3 | 116 | 37.2 | 4–6 | 96 | 30.8 | 7-8 | 100 | 32.0 |
| Family size | | | ≤5 | 213 | 68.3 | 6+ | 99 | 31.7 |
| Residence | | | Urban | 298 | 95.5 | Rural | 14 | 4.5 |
| Mother’s educational status | | | Unable to read and write | 89 | 28.5 | Primary school | 162 | 51.9 | Secondary school | 50 | 16.1 | College and above | 11 | 3.5 |
| Father’s educational status | | | Unable to read and write | 52 | 16.6 | Primary school | 145 | 46.5 | Secondary school | 92 | 29.5 | College and above | 23 | 7.4 |
| Total | 312 | 100 |
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This study was carried out in June 2017.
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