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. 2017 Aug 16;12(8):e0182197. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182197

Table 2. Baseline and reinfection demographic and socioeconomic factors and intensity of infection of reinfected and non-reinfected students.

Study Sample (n = 506) Reinfected (n = 111) Not reinfected (n = 395) p
Variables n % n % n %
Gender
 Male 297 58.7 65 58.6 232 58.7 0.974
 Female 209 41.3 46 41.4 163 41.3
Age (years)
 5–10 225 44.5 56 50.5 170 43 0.223
 11–15 281 55.5 55 49.5 225 57
Local
 Rural 318 62.8 72 64.9 246 62.3 0.618
 Urban 188 37.2 39 35.1 149 37.7
Intensity of infection
 Moderate-high 209 41.3 71 64.0 138 34.9 <0.001
 Low 297 58.7 40 36.0 257 65.1
Education (Household head)
 None 136 26.9 30 27.0 106 26.8
 Grades 1–4 216 42.7 55 49.5 161 40.8 0.145
 Grades > 4 154 30.4 26 23.4 128 32.4
Economic classification*
 Extremely poor 184 36.4 39 35.1 145 36.7
 Very poor 240 47.4 61 55.0 179 45.3 0.073
 Poor 82 16.2 11 9.9 71 18

*Note that no household reached the “medium” or “high” economic strata.