Table 2.
Characteristics of participants classified by presence or absence of intestinal parasites
| Characteristics | No. (%) of positive participants (n = 106) | No. (%) of negative participants (n = 364) | χ 2 | P | Total no. (%) of participants (n = 470) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | |||||
| 1–5 | 30 (28.3) | 65 (17.9) | 5.49 | 0.019 | 95 (20.2) |
| 6–15 | 61 (57.5) | 134 (36.8) | 14.46 | <0.001 | 195 (41.5) |
| 16–26 | 8 (7.6) | 44 (12.1) | 1.68 | 0.195 | 52 (11.1) |
| 27–67 | 7 (6.6) | 109 (29.9) | 23.95 | <0.001 | 116 (24.7) |
| ≥ 68 | 0 | 12 (3.3) | 3.58 | 0.058 | 12 (2.5) |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 56 (52.8) | 178 (48.9) | 0.36 | 0.475 | 234 (49.8) |
| Male | 50 (47.2) | 186 (51.1) | 236 (50.2) | ||
| Education | |||||
| ≤ 3 years-old | 11 (10.5) | 39 (10.7) | 0.003 | 0.953 | 50 (10.6) |
| In pre-school | 17 (16.0) | 20 (5.5) | 12.46 | <0.001 | 37 (7.9) |
| In elementary school | 60 (56.6) | 119 (32.7) | 19.84 | <0.001 | 179 (38.3) |
| In high school | 1 (0.9) | 11 (3.0) | 1.47 | 0.225 | 12 (2.3) |
| Finished elementary school | 9 (8.5) | 82 (22.5) | 10.29 | 0.001 | 91 (19.4) |
| Incomplete elementary school | 7 (6.6) | 72 (19.8) | 10.20 | 0.001 | 79 (16.8) |
| Finished high school | 0 | 2 (0.6) | 0.64 | 0.424 | 2 (0.4) |
| No formal education | 1 (0.9) | 19 (5.2) | 3.74 | 0.053 | 20 (4.3) |
Bold indicates the relationship was statistically significant P < 0.05