Table 4.
Source of water, reliability and treatment in relation with infection status
| Infection status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of water | Infected | Uninfected | Total | P-Value |
| Piped water | 19 (6.7) | 44 (15.4) | 63 | 0.0001 |
| Bore hole | 5 (1.8) | 6 (2.1) | 11 | |
| Bottled water | 8 (2.8) | 4 (1.4) | 12 | |
| River | 102 (35.8) | 84 (29.5) | 186 | |
| Tank | 11 (3.8) | 2 (0.7) | 13 | |
| Total | 145 (50.9) | 140 (49.1) | 285 | |
| Water reliability | ||||
| Reliable | 50 (17.5) | 65 (22.8) | 115 | 0.04 |
| Not reliable | 95 (33.3) | 75 (26.3) | 170 | |
| Total | 145 (50.8) | 140 (49.1) | 285 | |
| Treatment of water | ||||
| Treat | 37 (13.0) | 88 (30.9) | 125 | 0.0001 |
| Do not treat | 108 (37.9) | 52 (18.2) | 160 | |
| Total | 145 (50.9) | 140 (49.1) | 285 | |
Source of water play a major role in parasitic infections, those who obtained water from river had high parasitic infection due contamination at water point by both animals and human. Treatment of water is before consumption is crucial which was not the case, as majority of infections was among those who don't treat water.