Table 1.

Sociodemographic variables studied under statistical analyzes

Variable	Category	Blastocystis			Giardia duodenalis			Cryptosporidium			Entamoeba histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii
		Positive	Negative	P value	Positive	Negative	P Value	Positive	Negative	P Value	Positive	Negative	P Value
Sex	Female	28	96	0,352	9	115	0,618	12	111	0,98	0	124	0,172
	Male	37	97		12	122		13	119		2	132
Stratum	1	49	159	0,305	17	191	0,746	22	184	0,543	2	206	0,785
	2	15	29		4	40		3	40		0	44
	3	1	5		0	6		0	6		0	6
Type of population	Urban	64	188	0,626	21	231	0,461	24	225	0,567	1	251	0,000
	Rural	1	5		0	6		1	5		1	5
Children per housing	1	34	113	0,802	12	135	0,709	17	129	0,791	0	147	0,448
	2	26	65		9	82		7	84		2	89
	3	3	10		3	13		1	11		0	13
	4	1	4		0	5		0	4		0	5
	5	1	1		0	2		0	2		0	2
Pets	Yes	17	63	0,328	5	75	0,457	8	70	0,872	1	79	0,560
	No	48	130		16	162		17	160		1	177
Water quality	Treated	65	192	0,561	21	236	0,766	25	229	0,741	2	255	0,929
	Non-treated	0	1		0	1		0	1		0	1

P-value: < 0.05