Table 1.
Selected characteristics of 121 children admitted to a public hospital in Salvador, Brazil, 2001-2002.
| N (%) | |
| Age group (in yr) | |
| 1-3 | 43 (35.5) |
| 4-6 | 50 (41.3) |
| 7-9 | 16 (13.2) |
| 10-12 | 12 (9.9) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 66 (54.5) |
| Female | 55 (45.5) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Black | 56 (46.3) |
| Mixed | 59 (48.8) |
| White | 6 (5.0) |
| Educational attainment of family supporter | |
| Less than middle school | 87 (71.9) |
| Complete middle and less than high school | 21 (17.4) |
| High school or more | 13 (10.7) |
| Household monthly income1 | |
| Less than $US 100.00 | 38 (31.4) |
| $US 100.00 to $US 190.00 | 63 (52.1) |
| More than $US 190.00 | 20 (16.5) |
| Crowding index | |
| ≤1.0 | 50 (41.3) |
| 1.1-2.0 | 45 (37.2) |
| 2.1-3.0 | 15 (12.4) |
| >3.0 | 11 (9.1) |
| Presence of enteroparasites | |
| Endolimax nana | 61 (50.4) |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 48 (39.7) |
| Trichiurus trichiura | 23 (19.0) |
| Giardia lamblia | 19 (15.7) |
| Entamoeba histolytica | 6 (5.0) |
| Iodamoeba butschlii | 6 (5.0) |
1
In $US.