Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminth and Schistosoma mansoni Infection and Their Associated Factors among Hiruy Abaregawi Primary School Children, Rural Debre Tabor, North West Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

STH and S. mansoni infections with sociodemographic factors among Hiruy Abaregawi primary school children from March to April, 2019, Debre Tabor Town, North West Ethiopia.

Sociodemographic characteristics	STH and S. mansoni infection
	Positive	Negative	Total
Sex
Male	32 (16.0%)	162 (84%)	194 (57.1%)
Female	19 (13.0%)	127 (87%)	146 (42.9%)
Age
5-9	17 (14.5%)	100 (85.5%)	117 (34.4%)
10-14	30 (16.0%)	159 (84.0%)	189 (55.6%)
15-18	4 (11.7%)	30 (88.3%)	34 (10.0%)
Education level of the students
Grades 1-4	32 (20.0%)	129 (80.0%)	161 (47.4%)
Grades 5-8	19 (10.6%)	160 (89.4%)	179 (52.6%)
Residence
Rural	37 (15.3%)	204 (84.7%)	241 (70.9%)
Urban	14 (14.0%)	85 (86.0%)	99 (29.1%)
Father’s educational status
Illiterate	29 (17.0%)	140 (83.0%)	169 (49.7%)
1-8	17 (13.0%)	115 (87.0%)	132 (38.8%)
High school and above	5 (12.8%)	34 (87.2%)	39 (11.5%)
Mother’s educational status
Illiterate	39 (17.6%)	182 (82.4%)	22 (65.0%)
1-8	10 (8.8%)	103 (91.2%)	113 (33.3%)
High school and above	1 (6.2%)	15 (93.8%)	16 (4.7%)