Table 3.
Prevalence of intestinal parasitic helminths in relation to different socio demographic factors (n = 404)
| Risk factors | Categories | N (%) | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | χ2, p –value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 210(52) | 34(16.2) | 176(83.8) | 5.04, 0.16 |
| Female | 194(48) | 17(8.8) | 177(91.2) | ||
| Age group | 5–14 | 72(17.8) | 13(18.1) | 59(81.9) | 0.63, 0.731 |
| 15–24 | 133(32.9) | 21(15.8) | 112(84.2) | ||
| ≥ 25 | 199(49.3) | 17(8.5) | 182(91.5) | ||
| Residence | Urban | 168(41.6) | 16(9.5) | 152(90.5) | 3.90, 0.048* |
| Rural | 236(58.4) | 35(14.8) | 201(85.2) | ||
| Marital status | Married | 243(60.1) | 22(9.1) | 221(90.9) | |
| Single | 124(30.7) | 18(14.5) | 106(85.5) | 7.97, 0.047* | |
| Divorced | 28( 6.9) | 9(32.1) | 19(67.9) | ||
| Widowed | 9(2.2) | 2(22.2) | 7(77.8) | ||
| Educational | Illiterate | 204(50.5) | 31(15.2) | 173(84.8) | |
| Level | Primary | 95(23.8) | 12(12.6) | 83(87.4) | 9.34, 0.025* |
| Secondary | 57(14.1) | 6(10.5) | 51(89.5) | ||
| Diploma and above | 48(11.9) | 2(4.2) | 46(95.8) | ||
| Income level | < 3000 | 216(53.5) | 36(16.7) | 180(83.3) | 3.57, 0.168 |
| 3000–3000 | 96(23.8) | 13(13.5) | 83(84.5) | ||
| > 5000 | 92(22.8) | 2(2.2) | 90(97.8) | ||
| Risk factors | Categories | N (%) | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | χ2, p –value |
| Family size | ≤ 3 | 162(40.1) | 17(10.5) | 145(89.5) | 2.77, 0.429 |
| 4–6 | 176(43.6 | 21(11.9) | 155(88.1) | ||
| 7–9 | 39(9.7) | 9(23.1) | 30(76.9) | ||
| > 9 | 27(6.7) | 4(14.8) | 23(85.2) | ||
| Occupation status | Government | 80(19.8) | 3(3.8) | 77(96.2) | 4.07, 0.396 |
| employers | |||||
| Merchants | 27(6.7) | 5(18.5) | 22(81.5) | ||
| Farmers | 196(48.5) | 22(11.2) | 174(88.8) | ||
| House wives | 22(5.4) | 5(22.7) | 17(77.3) | ||
| Students | 78(19.3) | 16(20.5) | 62(79.5) |
*Statistically significant association between socio-demographic factors (p < 0.05)