Table 1.
Prevalence of IPIs by sex and age groups of children in Chencha primary schools, Southern Ethiopia, 2012
| Characteristics | Total no (%) |
Intestinal parasites (IPs) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (%) | Negative (%) | ||
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
Male |
191 (47.8) |
154 (80.6) |
37 (19.4) |
|
Female |
209 (52.2) |
170 (81.4) |
39 (18.6) |
|
Age groups (years ) |
|
|
|
|
5-8 |
110 (27.5) |
87 (79.1) |
23 (10.9) |
|
9-11 |
186 (46.5) |
148 (79.6) |
38 (20.4) |
|
12-15 |
104(26) |
89 (85.6) |
20 (14.4) |
| Total | 400 | 324 (81.0) | 76 (18) |