Research Article
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Pregnant Women in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic distribution of pregnant women with respective intestinal parasitosis in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (
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| | Variables | Positive, (%) | Negative (, %) | Total (, %) | x2, value |
| | Age | <35 years | 28 (3.8) | 249 (33.5) | 277 (37.3) | 0.00, 0.54 | | ≥35 years | 47 (6.3) | 419 (56.4) | 466 (62.7) | | Religion | Christian | 276 (37.1) | 460 (61.9) | 736 (99) | 1.60, 0.20 | | Muslim | 1 (0.2) | 6 (0.8) | 7 (1) | | Residence | Rural | 187 (25.2) | 276 (37.1) | 463 (62.3) | 5.1, 0.02 | | Urban | 90 (12.1) | 190 (25.6) | 280 (37.7) | | Woreda of West Gojam | Fenote Selam | 85 (11.4) | 65 (8.8) | 150 (20.2) | 33.34, 0.00 | | Jabi Tihenan | 43 (6) | 102 (13.7) | 151 (20.3) | | Bure | 44 (6) | 98 (13.1) | 142 (19.1) | | Debube Achefer | 48 (6.5) | 102 (13.7) | 150 (20.2) | | Mecha | 57 (7.7) | 93 (12.5) | 150 (20.2) | | Occupation | Employee | 12 (1.6) | 16 (2.2) | 28 (3.8) | 22.04, 0.00 | | Farmer | 82 (11) | 88 (11.9) | 170 (22.9) | | Merchant | 0 | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | | Labourer | 5 (0.7) | 1 (0.1) | 6 (0.8) | | Housewife | 159 (21.4) | 307 (41.3) | 466 (62.7) | | Education | Illiterate | 132 (17.7) | 208(27.1) | 340 (45.8) | 10.56, 0.06 | | Read & write | 68 (9.2) | 137 (18.4) | 205 (27.6) | | Primary | 43 (5.8) | 45 (6) | 88 (11.8) | | Junior | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.7) | 9 (1.2) | | Secondary | 26 (3.5) | 55 (7.4) | 81 (10.9) | | 12 complete | 4 (0.5) | 16 (2.2) | 20 (2.7) | | Total | 277 (37.3) | 466 (62.7) | 743 | |
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