Visceral Leishmaniasis-Malaria Coinfection and Their Associated Factors in Patients Attending Metema Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: Suggestion for Integrated Vector Management

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in relation to VL-malaria coinfection at Metema Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014.

Variables		VL suspected cases		value
		Not VL-malaria; coinfected (%)	VL-malaria; coinfected (%)
Age	<5	4 (66.7)	2 (33.3)	0.004
	5–14	20 (100)	0 (0)
	15–29	218 (96.0)	9 (4.0)
	30–44	94 (95.0)	5 (5.0)
	≥45	32 (100)	0 (0)
Gender	Male	319 (95.5)	15 (4.5)	0.411
	Female	49 (98.0)	1 (2.0)
Residence	Rural	226 (96.6)	8 (3.4)	0.360
	Urban	142 (94.7)	8 (5.3)
Occupation status	Farmer	257 (96.3)	10 (3.7)	0.384
	Merchant	11 (91.7)	1 (8.3)
	Driver	2 (100)	0 (0)
	Civil servant	12 (100)	0 (0)
	Daily laborer	49 (90.7)	5 (9.3)
	Housewife	18 (100)	0 (0)
	Student	19 (100)	0 (0)
Educational status	Illiterate	219 (95.2)	11 (4.8)	0.181
	Only read and write	85 (100)	0 (0)
	Elementary school	42 (93.3)	3 (6.7)
	High school	19 (90.5)	2 (9.5)
	Higher education	3 (100)	0 (0)