Table 4.
The experience of life events and difficulties during the 6 months prior to Giardia infection
| Total n (%) |
Females n (%) |
Males n (%) |
P* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseases in close family | 10 (18) | 9 (21) | 1 (8) | .43 |
| Education difficulties | 10 (18) | 7 (16) | 3 (23) | .68 |
| Work difficulties | 8 (14) | 8 (18) | 0 (0) | .18 |
| House or car difficulties | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 1 (8) | .41 |
| Death in distant family or among friends | 2 (4) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
| Financial difficulties | 5 (9) | 4 (9) | 1 (8) | 1.000 |
| Death in close family | 6 (11) | 5 (11) | 1 (8) | 1.000 |
| Disease in distant family or among friends | 2 (4) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
| Marital difficulties | 4 (7) | 3 (7) | 1 (8) | 1.000 |
| Vacation difficulties | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 1 (8) | .41 |
* Fisher's exact test comparing females and males