Molecular Characterization and Risk Factors of Giardia duodenalis among School Children from La Habana, Cuba

Table 1

Characteristics of children infected with G. duodenalis in this study.

Characteristic	Number examined ()	Positive for G. duodenalis () (%)	value	Symptomatic children () (%)	Asymptomatic children () (%)	value
Sex
Male	357	42 (11.8)	0.92	23 (54.8)	19 (45.2)	0.87
Female	282	34 (12.1)		18 (52.9)	16 (47.1)
Residing area
Urban	558	69 (12.4)	0.38	38 (55.1)	31 (44.9)	0.54
Rural	81	7 (8.6)		3 (42.9)	4 (57.1)
Colour of skin
White	432	48 (11.1)		25 (52.1)	23 (47.9)
Black	58	3 (5.2)		1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)
Mestizo	149	23 (15.4)	0.32	15 (65.2)	8 (34.8)	0.43
Age
<5	162	27 (14.1)		13 (48.1)	14 (51.9)
>5	477	49 (10.3)	0.06	28 (57.1)	21 (42.9)	0.45
Diarrhea
Yes	123	18 (14.6)		12 (66.7)	6 (33.3)
No	516	58 (11.2)	0.36	29 (50.0)	29 (50.0)	0.22