Evaluation of Intestinal Parasite Infection in Low and High Coverage of Graduated Households, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative-Based Crosssectional Study

Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in low and high coverage of graduated household districts, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables		Frequency
		LCGHH	HCGHH	Total
		% ()	% ()	% ()
Residence	Urban	43.1 (103)	35.6 (85)	39.3 (188)
	Rural	56.9 (136)	64.4 (154)	60.7 (290)
Sex	Male	48.1 (115)	47.3 (113)	47.7 (228)
	Female	51.9 (124)	52.7 (126)	52.3 (250)
Age in years	<10 years	11.3 (27)	13.4 (32)	12.3 (59)
	11-20 years	22.6 (54)	21.3 (51)	22.0 (105)
	21-30 years	25.1 (60)	22.6 (54)	23.9 (114)
	31-40 years	23.8 (57)	19.2 (46)	21.3 (103)
	≥41 years	17.2 (41)	23.4 (56)	20.3 (97)
Religion	Orthodox	82.4 (197)	80.8 (193)	81.6 (390)
	Muslim	17.2 (41)	17.2 (41)	17.2 (82)
	Protestant	0.4 (1)	2.0 (5)	1.2 (6)
Family size	<5 members	71.2 (170)	66.5 (159)	68.9 (329)
	5-10 members	28 (67)	33.1 (79)	30.5 (146)
	>10 members	0.8 (2)	0.4 (1)	0.6 (3)
Educational status	Illiterate	47.3 (113)	52.3 (125)	49.8 (238)
	Primary school	23 (55)	15.1 (36)	19.0 (91)
	Secondary school	19.2 (46)	24.7 (59)	22.0 (105)
	Certificate and above	10.5 (25)	7.9 (19)	9.2 (44)
Occupation	Student	33.5 (80)	28.5 (68)	31.0 (148)
	Gov’t employee	8.8 (21)	8.8 (21)	8.8 (42)
	Daily labor	4.2 (10)	5.0 (12)	4. (22)
	Farmer	35.1 (84)	33.5 (80)	34.3 (164)
	Merchant	9.6 (23)	7.1 (17)	8.4 (40)
	Others	8.8 (21)	17.2 (41)	12.9 (62)
Total		50 (239)	50 (239)	100 (478)