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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection according to sex and school type in rural and urban communities
| Variables | Helminthic Infection (%) Yes No |
Chi-square | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male (209 | 114 (54.5) | 95 (45.5) | 1.62 | P>0.05 |
| Female (209) | 101 (48.3) | 108 (51.7) | ||
| Community | ||||
| Rural (208) | 132 (63.5) | 76 (36.5) | 23.96 | P<0.05 |
| Urban (210) | 83 (39.5) | 127 (60.5) | ||
| School type | ||||
| Public (211) | 140 (66.4 | 71 (33.6) | 37.94 | P<0.05 |
| Private (207 | 75 (36.2) | 132 (63.8) | ||
P<0.05 Statistically Significant
