Table 3.
Place of residence, location of respondent and infection status
| Infection status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agro-ecological zone | Place of residence | Infected (%) | Uninfected (%) | Total (%) | P-Value |
| Highland | Urban | 19 (6.7) | 37 (13.0) | 56 (19.7) | 0.658 |
| Rural | 29 (10.2) | 48 (16.8) | 77 (27.0) | ||
| Midland | Urban | 4 (1.4) | 1 (0.4) | 5 (1.8) | 0.509 |
| Rural | 36 (12.6) | 19 (6.7) | 55 (19.3) | ||
| Lowland | Urban | 6 (2.1) | 13 (4.6) | 19 (6.7) | 0.05 |
| Rural | 51 (17.9) | 22 (7.6) | 73 (25.5) | ||
| Total | 145 (50.9) | 140 (49.1) | 285 (100) | ||
Participants from the lowlands had high intestinal parasitic infection due to unreliable water which compromises the level of sanitation and hygiene. Infection among those in highland is because of water source (river) which is not safe and could be contaminated at the source or during transportation.