Table 2.
Assessment Of Risk Factors For Cryptosporidiosis And Other Intestinal Parasites Among HIV Positive Children In Southern Ethiopia
| Variables | Frequency | Presence Of Any Parasite | χ2, df, (p-value) | Presence Of Cryptosporidium | χ2, df, (p-value) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | (%) | No. | % | |||
| Drinking water source | 2.9862 (0.225) | 0.7122 (0.701) | ||||||
| Pipe | 352 | 91.7 | 33 | 9.4 | 33 | 9.4 | ||
| Hand pump | 20 | 5.2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 16.7 | ||
| Spring | 12 | 3.1 | 2 | 16.7 | 2 | 10.0 | ||
| Animal contact | 2.9941 (0.084) | 0.2121 (0.645) | ||||||
| Yes | 92 | 24 | 21 | 22.8 | 10 | 10.9 | ||
| No | 292 | 76 | 44 | 15.1 | 27 | 9.2 | ||
| Diarrhea status | 7.6532 (0.022) | 0.5612 (0.755) | ||||||
| Absence | 314 | 81.8 | 49 | 15.6 | 30 | 9.6 | ||
| Acute | 41 | 10.7 | 13 | 31.7 | 5 | 12.2 | ||
| Chronic | 29 | 7.6 | 3 | 10.3 | 2 | 6.9 | ||
| CD4 level cells/µL | 1.5892 (0.452) | 2.0202 (0.364) | ||||||
| <200 | 31 | 8.1 | 7 | 22.6 | 5 | 16.1 | ||
| 200–499 | 104 | 27.1 | 20 | 19.2 | 11 | 10.6 | ||
| >500 | 249 | 64.8 | 38 | 15.3 | 21 | 8.4 | ||