Table 3.
Frequency of soil transmitted helminths in relation to sex among students of Mendera Elementary School, Jimma, 2010
| Variables | Result of Stool Examination | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) negative |
Number (%) positive |
|||
| A. lumbricoides | ||||
| Sex | Male | 225(79.8%) | 57(20.2%) | 0.08 |
| Female | 321(74.1%) | 112(25.9%) | ||
| Total | 546(76.4%) | 169(23.6%) | ||
| T. trichiura | ||||
| Sex | Male | 208(73.8%) | 74(26.2%) | 0.11 |
| Female | 342(79.0%) | 91(21.0%) | ||
| Total | 550(76.9%) | 165(23.1%) | ||
| Hookworms | ||||
| Sex | Male | 258(91.5%) | 24(8.5%) | 0.52 |
| Female | 390(90.1%) | 43(9.9%) | ||
| Total | 648(90.6%) | 67(9.4%) | ||