Table 2. Potential socio–demographic risk factors for intestinal parasitic infection (IPI) among 321 children from central Albania.
No. and (%) of children: | |||
Variable | Examined | Found positive for IPI | P |
age (years) | 0·62 | ||
<7 | 207 | 41 (19·8) | |
7–16 | 114 | 20 (17·5) | |
gender | 0·96 | ||
Male | 143 | 27 (18·9) | |
Female | 178 | 34 (19·1) | |
household setting | 0·74 | ||
Rural | 28 | 5 (17·9) | |
Urban | 254 | 52 (20·5) | |
county of residence | 0·75 | ||
Tirana | 152 | 30 (19·7) | |
Elbasan | 169 | 31 (18·3) |