Table 1.
STH and S. mansoni infections with sociodemographic factors among Hiruy Abaregawi primary school children from March to April, 2019, Debre Tabor Town, North West Ethiopia.
| Sociodemographic characteristics | STH and S. mansoni infection | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 32 (16.0%) | 162 (84%) | 194 (57.1%) |
| Female | 19 (13.0%) | 127 (87%) | 146 (42.9%) |
| Age | |||
| 5-9 | 17 (14.5%) | 100 (85.5%) | 117 (34.4%) |
| 10-14 | 30 (16.0%) | 159 (84.0%) | 189 (55.6%) |
| 15-18 | 4 (11.7%) | 30 (88.3%) | 34 (10.0%) |
| Education level of the students | |||
| Grades 1-4 | 32 (20.0%) | 129 (80.0%) | 161 (47.4%) |
| Grades 5-8 | 19 (10.6%) | 160 (89.4%) | 179 (52.6%) |
| Residence | |||
| Rural | 37 (15.3%) | 204 (84.7%) | 241 (70.9%) |
| Urban | 14 (14.0%) | 85 (86.0%) | 99 (29.1%) |
| Father's educational status | |||
| Illiterate | 29 (17.0%) | 140 (83.0%) | 169 (49.7%) |
| 1-8 | 17 (13.0%) | 115 (87.0%) | 132 (38.8%) |
| High school and above | 5 (12.8%) | 34 (87.2%) | 39 (11.5%) |
| Mother's educational status | |||
| Illiterate | 39 (17.6%) | 182 (82.4%) | 22 (65.0%) |
| 1-8 | 10 (8.8%) | 103 (91.2%) | 113 (33.3%) |
| High school and above | 1 (6.2%) | 15 (93.8%) | 16 (4.7%) |