Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of children with diarrhea infected with Cryptosporidium
| Variable | No. Sample | No Positive (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (months) | 0.095† | ||
| 0 – 12 | 88 | 4 (4.5) | |
| 13 – 24 | 17 | 0 (0.0) | |
| 25 – 36 | 28 | 0 (0.0) | |
| 37 – 48 | 28 | 4 (14.3) | |
| ≥49 | 4 | 0 (0.0) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 101 | 4 (4.0) | 0.712# |
| Female | 64 | 4 (6.3) | |
| Residence | 0.107# | ||
| Rural | 116 | 6 (5.2) | |
| Urban | 49 | 2 (4.1) | |
| Toilet facility | 0.033+ | ||
| Pit latrine | 36 | 2 (2.5) | |
| Water cistern | 81 | 5 (6.2) | |
| Bush | 20 | 1 (5.0) | |
| No response | 28 | 0 (0.0) | |
| Animals at home | 0.001++# | ||
| Yes | 92 | 8 (8.7) | |
| No | 73 | 0 (0.0) | |
| Place of animal grazing | 0.590# | ||
| Home | 8 | 0 (0.0) | |
| Field | 69 | 8 (11.6) | |
| Dwelling place of animal | 1.000# | ||
| Farm | 157 | 8 (5.1) | |
| Home | 8 | 0 (0.0) | |
| Contact with animal dung | 1.000# | ||
| Yes | 8 | 0 (0.0) | |
| No | 157 | 8 (5.1) | |
| Source of water | 0.319† | ||
| Well | 49 | 4 (8.2) | |
| Borehole | 20 | 0 (0.0) | |
| Tap | 96 | 4 (4.2) | |
| Method of water treatment | 0.001++ | ||
| No treatment | 85 | 6 (7.0) | |
| Boiling | 60 | 0 (0.0) | |
| Chemical | 16 | 2 (12.5) | |
| Sieving | 4 | 0 (0.0) |
Key:
#
= Fisher’s exact test
†
= χ2Chi square
++
= Very significant