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. 2015 Sep 7;2015:349439. doi: 10.1155/2015/349439

Table 2.

Risk factors and prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis among the study subjects.

Risk factors Helminth status χ 2 P value
Infected
n (%)
Noninfected
n (%)
Total
n (%)
Gender
 Male 58 (38.4) 93 (61.6) 151 (100) 10.09 0.001
 Female 28 (21.1) 105 (78.9) 133 (100)
 Total 86 (30.3) 196 (69.3) 284 (100)
Wearing of footwear
 Yes 66 (26.0) 188 (74.0) 254 (100) 0.15 0.700
 No 20 (66.7) 10 (33.3) 30 (100)
 Total 86 (30.3) 198 (69.3) 284 (100)
Hand washing after defecation
 Always 16 (27.1) 43 (72.9) 59 (100) 0.91 0.694
 Occasionally 69 (31.1) 153 (69.8) 222 (100)
 Never 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) 3 (100)
 Total 86 (30.3) 198 (69.3) 284 (100)
Sewage disposal
 Water closet 1 (6.3) 15 (93.7) 16 (100) 4.79 0.09
 Pit latrine 70 (32.3) 147 (67.7) 217 (100)
 Bush 15 (29.4) 36 (70.6) 51 (100)
 Total 86 (30.3) 198 (69.3) 284 (100)
Age group (years)
 5–7 8 (23.5) 26 (76.5) 34 (100) 4.27 0.23
 8–10 38 (33.9) 74 (66.1) 112 (100)
 11–13 38 (31.4) 83 (68.6) 121 (100)
 14–16 2 (11.8) 15 (88.2) 17 (100)
 Total 86 (30.3) 198 (69.7) 284 (100)

Significant P values.