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. 2014 May 15;14:261. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-261

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of Toxocara canis infection among primary school children in the capital areas in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Variables
Seropositive Rate
  N % p value*
Gender
 
 
 
Female (N = 76)
69
90.79
0.16
Male (N = 90)
75
83.33
Age group
 
 
 
< 7 years old (N = 22)
21
95.45
0.3
7–9 years old (N = 59)
52
88.14
> 9 years old (N = 85)
71
83.53
Urbanization level
 
 
 
Suburban (N = 73)
60
82.19
0.13
Urban (N = 93)
84
90.32
Parental occupation
 
 
 
Skilled worker (N = 37)
28
75.68
0.03
Nonskilled worker (N = 109)
98
89.91
Total (N = 166) 144 86.75  

*chi-squared test.