Research Article
Prevalence, Intensity, and Associated Factors of Schistosoma mansoni among School Children in Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic, behavioral characteristics of schoolchildren in Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.
| | Variables, | Frequency, (%) | Variables, | Frequency, (%) |
| | Sex | | Household latrine availability | | | Male | 374 (47.6) | Yes | 524 (66.7) | | Female | 412 (52.4) | No | 262 (33.3) | | Age | | Habit of wearing shoe | | | ≤7 | 17 (2.2) | Wearing slipper | 699 (88.9) | | 8-11 | 537 (68.3) | Wearing closed shoe | 79 (10.1) | | >11 | 232 (29.5) | Never wear | 8 (1) | | Study sites | | Habit of taking baths in rivers | | | Maksegnit | 172 (21.9) | Never | 234 (29.8) | | Debark | 83 (10.6) | Yes | 552 (70.2) | | Sanja | 255 (32.4) | History of taking antihelminthiasis | | | Chuahit | 276 (35.1) | Yes | 655 (83.3) | | Grade | | No | 131 (16.7) | | 1-4 | 207 (26.3) | Source of water | | | 5-8 | 579 (73.7) | Not treated | 303 (38.5) | | | Treated | 483 (61.5) |
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