Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Associated Risk Factors among Diarrheal Patients Attending Negelle Borena General Hospital: A Case-Control Study
Table 1
Socio-demographic distribution of cases () and controls () in a study of intestinal protozoal parasitic infections among patients visiting Negelle Borena General Hospital.
Variables
Options
Cases N (%)
Control N (%)
Total N (%)
Sex
Male
100 (52.08)
82 (43.00)
182 (47.39)
Female
92 (48.00)
110 (57.30)
202 (52.60)
Age (year)
<5
54 (28.13)
30 (15.63)
84 (21.88)
6–10
78 (40.63)
57 (29.69)
135 (35.16)
11–20
30 (15.63)
20 (10.42)
50 (13.02)
21–30
20 (10.42)
25 (13.02)
45 (11.72)
31–40
6 (3.13)
29 (15.10)
35 (9.11)
Above 40
4 (2.08)
31 (16.15)
35 (9.11)
Residence
Urban
72 (37.50)
85 (44.27)
157 (40.89)
Rural
120 (62.50)
107 (55.73)
227 (59.11)
Educational level
Illiterate
8 (4.17)
14 (7.29)
22 (5.73)
Kindergarten
58 (30.21)
47 (24.48)
105 (27.34)
Grade 1–6
78 (40.63)
62 (32.29)
140 (36.46)
Grade 7–12
30 (15.63)
48 (25)
78 (20.31)
Above grade 12
18 (9.38)
21 (10.94)
39 (10.16)
Occupation
Government employee
42 (21.88)
43 (22.40)
85 (22.14)
Private
78 (40.63)
32 (16.67)
110 (28.65)
NGO employee
28 (14.58)
60 (31.25)
88 (22.92)
Trade
44 (22.92)
57 (29.69)
101 (26.30)
N = Total number of the study participant in cases and control groups.
