Table 2.
Distribution of intestinal parasites among outpatients at Adwa Health center, North Ethiopia, 2016
| Variable | Type of parasite | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Eh
N (%) |
Gl
N (%) |
Sm
N (%) |
Hw N (%) |
Ss
N (%) |
Hn
N (%) |
Ev
N (%) |
Tsp. N (%) |
|
| Age in years | ||||||||
| 15–19 | 32 (20.0) | 16 (10.0) | 9 (5.6) | 3 (1.9) | – | 6 (3.8) | 2 (1.2) | – |
| 20–24 | 7 (6.4) | 8 (7.3) | 3 (2.8) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (2.8) | 4 (3.7) | – | – |
| 25–29 | 3 (6.1) | 5 (10.2) | 1 (2.0) | 2 (4.1) | 2 (4.1) | 1 (2.0) | – | – |
| 30–34 | 4 (14.3) | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.6) | 2 (7.1) | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.6) | – | 1 (3.6) |
| 35–39 | 3 (14.3) | 1 (4.8) | – | 4 (19.0) | 2 (9.5) | – | – | – |
| > = 40 | 9 (15.0) | 2 (3.3) | – | 1 (1.7) | – | – | – | 1 (1.7) |
| Total | 58 (13.6) | 33 (7.7) | 14 (3.3) | 13 (3.0) | 8 (1.9) | 13 (3.0) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) |
| P-value | 0.014 | 0.53 | 0.32 | < 0.001 | 0.27 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.1 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 32 (15.0) | 18 (8.5) | 4 (1.9) | 9 (4.2) | 6 (2.8) | 4 (1.9) | – | 2 (0.9) |
| Female | 26 (12.1) | 15 (7.0) | 10 (4.7) | 4 (1.9) | 2 (0.9) | 9 (4.2) | 2 (0.9) | – |
| Total | 58 (13.6) | 33 (7.7) | 14 (3.3) | 13 (3.0) | 8 (1.9) | 13 (3.0) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) |
| P-value | 0.47 | 0.87 | 0.59 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Civil servant | 17 (10.0) | 14 (8.2) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.8) | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.8) | 2 (1.2) | |
| Trader | 2 (20.0) | – | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | ||
| Farmer | 34 (21.8) | 15 (9.6) | 5 (3.2) | 7 (4.5) | 5 (3.2) | 4 (2.6) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Housewife | 5 (5.5) | 4 (4.4) | 7 (6.6) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) | 5 (5.5) | 1 (1.1) | |
| Total | 58 (13.6) | 33 (7.7) | 14 (3.3) | 13 (3.0) | 8 (1.9) | 13 (3.0) | 2 (0.5) | |
| P-value | 0.002 | 0.38 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.39 | 0.14 | 0.63 | 0.39 |
| Family size | ||||||||
| 2–4 | 39 (13.4) | 15 (5.1) | 10 (3.4) | 1 (3.4) | 7 (2.4) | 6 (2.1) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
| > = 5 | 19 (14.1) | 18 (13.3) | 4 (3.0) | 3 (2.2) | 1 (0.7) | 6 (4.4) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) |
| Total | 58 (13.6) | 33 (7.7) | 14 (3.3) | 13 (3.0) | 8 (1.9) | 13 (3.0) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) |
| P-value | 0.99 | 0.003 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.56 | 0.56 |
| Source of drinking water | ||||||||
| Pipe | 45 (12.9) | 23 (6.6) | 10 (2.9) | 8 (2.3) | 6 (1.7) | 7 (2.0) | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.6) |
| Spring | 10 (15.4) | 8 (12.3) | 3 (4.6) | 4 (6.2) | 2 (3.1) | 4 (6.2) | – | – |
| Dug-well | 3 (21.4) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | – | 1 (7.1) | – | – |
| Total | 58 (13.6) | 33 (7.7) | 14 (3.3) | 13 (3.0) | 8 (1.9) | 13 (3.0) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) |
| P-value | 0.02 | 0.19 | 0.55 | 0.26 | 0.66 | 0.11 | 0.80 | 0.80 |
| Recurrent diarrhea | ||||||||
| Yes | 3 (10.0) | 2 (6.7) | 2 (6.7) | 4 (13.3) | – | 3 (10.0) | – | – |
| No | 55 (13.9) | 31 (7.8) | 12 (3.0) | 9 (2.3) | 8 (2.0) | 10 (2.5) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) |
| Total | 58 (13.6) | 33 (7.7) | 14 (3.3) | 13 (3.0) | 8 (1.9) | 13 (3.0) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) |
| P-value | 0.26 | 0.82 | 0.30 | 0.001 | 0.43 | 0.19 | 070 | 070 |
Eh, E. histolytica; Ss, S. Stercolaris
Gl, G. lamblia; Ev, E. vermicularis
Sm, S. mansoni Hn, H. nana
HW, hookworms; Tsp., taenia Spp