Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of the students from Yadot primary school, Delo-Mena district, South Eastern Ethiopia, 2013
| Characteristics | Total (%) | No. of + ve for IPIs* (%) | P-value** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 172 (50.6) | 61 (35.5) | <0.001 |
| Female | 168 (49.4) | 28 (16.7) | ||
| Age in years | 6-9 | 101 (29.7) | 23 (22.8) | 0.603 |
| 10-14 | 203 (59.7) | 57 (28.1) | ||
| ≥15 | 36 (10.6) | 9(25.0) | ||
| Grade level | Grade 1-4 | 216 (63.5) | 59 (27.3) | 0.529 |
| Grade 5-8 | 124 (36.5) | 30 (24.2) | ||
| Family size | ≤5 | 161 (47.4) | 34 (21.1) | 0.044 |
| ≥6 | 179 (52.6) | 55 (30.7) | ||
| Number of rooms | ≤3 | 275 (80.9) | 77 (28.0) | 0.116 |
| ≥4 | 65 (19.1) | 9 (18.5) | ||
| Mothers’ educational status | Unable to read and write | 148 (43.5) | 56 (37.8) | <0.001 |
| Primary school | 143 (42.1) | 27 (18.9) | ||
| High school& above | 49 (14.4) | 6 (14.0) | ||
| Parents’ occupation | Merchant | 141 (41.5) | 36 (25.5) | 0.230 |
| Employee | 95 (27.9) | 25(26.3) | ||
| Farmer | 78 (22.9) | 25 (32.1) | ||
| Unemployed | 26 (7.6) | 3 (11.5) | ||
*IPIs = Intestinal Parasitic Infections** p-value of χ 2 test for the trends.