Table 2.
The overall prevalence of the soil transmitted helminthes and the significance of associated risk factors among school children in Gurage zone southern Ethiopia (January to December 30, 2017) (n = 600)
| Variables | Soil transmitted helminthes | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | Total | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 314 (89.97%) | 35 (10.03%) | 349 (58.17) | > 0.05 |
| Female | 228 (90.84%) | 23 (9.16%) | 251 (41.83%) | 1 |
| Age group | ||||
| < 6 | 7 (77.78%) | 2 (22.22%) | 9 (1.5%) | 1 |
| 6–10 | 268 (89.63%) | 31 (10.37%) | 299 (49.83%) | > 0.05 |
| 11–15 | 240 (90.91%) | 24 (9.09%) | 264 (44.0%) | > 0.05 |
| > 15 | 28 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 28 (4.67%) | > 0.05 |
| Districts | ||||
| Abeshege | 271 (91.25%) | 26 (8.75%) | 297 (49.50%) | > 0.05 |
| Kebena | 182 (91.24%) | 18 (8.76%) | 200 (33.33%) | > 0.05 |
| Cheha | 88 (86.27%) | 14 (13.73%) | 103 (17.00%) | 1 |
| Mother’s education | ||||
| Illiterate | 254 (91.67%) | 23 (8.30%) | 277 (46.17%) | > 0.016 |
| Informal | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.17%) | > 0.05 |
| Primary | 249 (89.89%) | 31 (11.07%) | 280 (46.67%) | > 0.05 |
| Secondary | 33 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 33 (5.5%) | > 0.05 |
| University | 6 (66.67%) | 3 (33.33%) | 9 (1.5%) | 1 |
| Play in the soil | ||||
| Yes | 496 (90.18%) | 54 (9.82%) | 550 (91.67%) | > 0.05 |
| No | 45 (91.49%) | 5 (8.51%) | 50 (8.33%) | 1 |
| Untrimmed finger | ||||
| Yes | 257 (91.14%) | 27 (8.86%) | 284 (47.33%) | > 0.05 |
| No | 283 (89.56%) | 33 (10.44%) | 316 (52.67%) | 1 |
| Nail biting habit | ||||
| Yes | 287 (90.54%) | 30 (9.46%) | 317 (52.83%) | > 0.05 |
| No | 255 (90.88%) | 28 (9.12%) | 283 (47.17%) | 1 |
| Have private toilet | ||||
| Yes | 514 (90.37) | 55 (9.63%) | 569 (94.83%) | > 0.05 |
| No | 30 (96.77%) | 1 (3.23%) | 31 (5.17%) | 1 |