Table 1.

Prevalence of intestinal parasites influenced by sociodemographic characteristics of 224 participants

Characteristic	No. of participants	No. infected	Prevalence (%)
Gender
Male	88	20	22.7
Female	136	16	11.8
Age (year)
<21	23	1	4.3
21–40	47	5	10.6
41–60	92	19	20.7
>60	62	11	17.7
Educational level
Primary school	162	29	17.9
Secondary/high school	50	6	12.0
Diploma/Bachelor degree	12	1	8.3
Occupation
Agriculture	129	25	19.4
Merchant	25	1	4.0
Government officer	5	0	0.0
Employee	46	8	17.4
Other	19	2	10.5
Monthly income (Baht)
<5,001	36	8	22.2
5,001–10,000	89	12	13.5
10,001–15,000	53	7	13.2
>15,000	46	9	19.6
Family members
<5	190	28	14.7
≥5	34	8	23.5
Total	224	36	16.1