Research Article

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Their Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Center at Woreilu Health Center, Woreilu, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women with respective to IPs in Woreilu Health Center, Woreilu, Northeast Ethiopia, from October 2018 to February 2019.

VariablesClassificationTotal
(%)
Negative
(%)
Positive
(%)

Age (years)15-1935 (10.6)20 (57.1)15 (42.9)
20-24112 (33.8)70 (62.5)42 (37.5)
25-2991 (27.5)49 (53.8)42 (46.2)
30-3455 (16.6)29 (52.7)26 (47.3)
35-3924 (7.3)11 (45.8)13 (54.2)
≥4014 (4.2)8 (57.1)6 (42.9)

ResidenceUrban176 (53.2)113 (64.2)63 (35.8)
Rural155 (46.8)74 (47.7)81 (52.3)

Marital statusSingle39 (11.8)19 (48.7)20 (51.3)
Married273 (82.5)162 (59.3)111 (40.7)
Divorced14 (4.2)3 (21.4)11 (78.6)
Widowed5 (1.5)3 (60)2 (40)

OccupationGovernment employee70 (21.1)47 (67.1)23 (32.9)
Private64 (19.3)37 (57.8)27 (42.2)
Housewife153 (46.3)84 (54.9)69 (45.1)
Student44 (13.3)19 (43.2)25 (56.8)

EducationIlliterate67 (20.2)26 (38.8)41 (61.2)
Primary135 (40.8)77 (57)58 (43)
Secondary73 (22.1)47 (64.4)26 (35.6)
Preparatory and above56 (16.9)37 (66.1)19 (33.9)