Table 3.
Association of Intestinal Parasites with Risk Factors in the Study Participants
| Variables | Intestinal Parasite | Total | χ2 | Df | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | Absent | |||||
| (N = 92) | (N = 292) | (N = 384) | ||||
| House Structure | ||||||
| One room | 10 (20.4) | 39 (79.6) | 49 (100.0) | |||
| Two rooms | 36 (23.5) | 117 (76.5) | 153 (100.0) | |||
| Three rooms | 35 (26.5) | 97 (73.5) | 132 (100.0) | 1.324 | 4 | 0.857 |
| Four rooms | 5 (18.5) | 22 (81.5) | 27 (100.0) | |||
| Flat | 6 (26.1) | 17 (73.9) | 23 (100.0) | |||
| Number of co-residents | ||||||
| ≤ 5 persons | 14 (22.2) | 49 (77.8) | 63 (100.0) | |||
| 6 - 10 persons | 46 (24.9) | 139 (75.1) | 185 (100.0) | 0.180 | 2 | 0.914 |
| > 10 persons | 32 (24.1) | 101 (75.9) | 133 (100.0) | |||
| Toilet facility | ||||||
| Pit | 59 (25.2) | 175 (74.8) | 234 (100.0) | |||
| Water closet | 23 (20.7) | 88 (79.3) | 111 (100.0) | 8.783 | 3 | 0.032 |
| Bush, Refuse dump, etc | 10 (40.0) | 15 (60.0) | 25 (100.0) | |||
| ‘Shot put’ | 0 (0.0) | 14 (100.0) | 14 (100.0) | |||
| Water source | ||||||
| Well | 76 (24.1) | 239 (75.9) | 315 (100.0) | |||
| Tap | 16 (23.5) | 52 (76.5) | 68 (100.0) | 0.327 | 2 | 0.849 |
| River | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) | |||
| Ever dewormed | ||||||
| Yes | 43 (22.2) | 151 (77.8) | 194 (100.0) | 0.692 | 1 | 0.405 |
| No | 49 (25.8) | 141 (74.2) | 190 (100.0) | |||
| Last deworming | ||||||
| ≤ 1 year | 20 (19.6) | 82 (80.4) | 102 (100.0) | |||
| 2 years | 15 (28.8) | 37 (71.2) | 52 (100.0) | 1.841 | 2 | 0.398 |
| > 2 years | 8 (20.0) | 32 (80.0) | 40 (100.0) | |||
| Walks barefoot | ||||||
| Yes | 77 (25.2) | 228 (74.8) | 305 (100.0) | 1.231 | 1 | 0.267 |
| No | 15 (19.2) | 63 (80.8) | 78 (100.0) | |||
| Hand washing | ||||||
| Yes | 75 (22.6) | 257 (77.4) | 332 (100.0) | 2.518 | 1 | 0.113 |
| No | 17 (32.7) | 35 (67.3) | 52 (100.0) | |||