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.