Seroprevalence of Asymptomatic Leishmania donovani among Laborers and Associated Risk Factors in Agricultural Camps of West Armachiho District, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Frequencies and percentages of possible risk factors for seroprevalence of asymptomatic Leishmania donovani.

Variables	Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Length of stay in the area
	Three months	82	43.4
	Six months	39	21.1
	One year	19	10.3
	Two years and above	45	24.3
Visiting frequency
	First	73	39.5
	Second	33	17.8
	Third	35	18.9
	Fourth and above	44	23.8
Sleeping habit
	Indoor	84	45.4
	In agricultural fields	22	11.9
	Subshelter	79	42.7
Sleeping condition
	On the ground	79	42.7
	Above the ground	106	57.3
Shares sleeping place with three or more people
	Yes	31	16.8
	No	154	83.2
Presence of crack soil near sleeping place
	Yes	48	25.9
	No	137	74.1
Presence of domestic animals near sleeping place
	Yes	60	32.4
	No	125	67.6
Sleeping under Balanites trees
	Yes	70	37.8
	No	115	62.2
Uses bed net
	Yes	39	21.1
	No	146	78.9
Travel history to other VL endemic areas
	Yes	71	38.4
	No	114	61.6
Family history of infection with VL
	Yes	44	23.8
	No	141	76.2
Knows signs/symptoms of VL
	Yes	128	69.2
	No	57	30.8
Knows transmission of VL
	Yes	127	68.6
	No	58	31.4