Research Article

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Associated Factors among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspected Patients Attending University of Gondar Hospital, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Factors associated with intestinal parasites among PTB suspected patients at University of Gondar Hospital, Ethiopia, 2017.

VariablesIntestinal parasitosisChi-square
Yes, (%)No, (%)

Age44.1
 5–184 (3.5)15 (98.4)
 19–4530 (21.4)110 (78.6)
 46–6511 (15)62 (85)
 >655 (20.8)19 (79.2)
Sex0.137
 Male32 (20.2)126 (79.8)
 Female18 (18.4)80 (81.6)
Residence1.32
 Rural31 (17.6)145 (82.4)
 Urban19 (23.8)61 (76.2)
PTB status2.05
 Positive for AFB5 (11.6)38 (88.4)
 Negative for AFB45 (21.1)168 (78.9)

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