Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infections prevalence of school-age children in selected ODF declared and ODP kebeles in Bahir Dar Zuria district, northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 806)
| Variable | Category | ODF declared | ODP | Total (ODF declared and ODP) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Pos (%) | N (%) | Pos (%) | N (%) | Pos (%) | ||
| Age-group (years) | 6–10 | 230 (57.1) | 67 (29.1) | 224 (55.6) | 92 (41.1) | 454 (56.3) | 159 (35.0) |
| 11–14 | 173 (42.9) | 54 (31.2) | 179 (44.4) | 65 (36.3) | 352 (43.7) | 119 (33.8) | |
| Gender | Male | 198 (49.1) | 56 (28.3) | 170 (42.2) | 77 (45.3) | 368 (45.7) | 133 (36.1) |
| Female | 205 (50.9) | 65 (31.7) | 233 (57.8) | 80 (34.3) | 438 (54.3) | 145 (33.1) | |
| Children grade level | 0–4 | 374 (92.8) | 113 (30.2) | 351 (87.1) | 137 (39.0) | 725 (89.9) | 250 (34.5) |
| 5–8 | 29 (7.2) | 8 (27.6) | 52 (12.9) | 20 (38.5) | 81 (10.1) | 28 (34.6) | |
| ODF kebele | T/laguna | 119 (29.5) | 35 (29.4) | – | – | – | – |
| Chenta | 168 (41.7) | 46 (27.4) | – | – | – | – | |
| Yiloma | 116 (28.8) | 40 (34.5) | – | – | – | – | |
| ODP kebele | Debranta | – | – | 113 (28.0) | 45 (39.8) | – | – |
| Sekelet | – | – | 114 (28.3) | 45 (39.5) | – | – | |
| Wonjeta | – | – | 176 (43.7) | 67 (38.1) | – | – | |
| Total | 403 (100) | 121 (30.0) | 403 (100) | 157 (39.0) | 806 (100) | 278 (34.5) | |
ODF = open defecation–free; ODP = open defecation–practicing; N = number examined; T/laguna = Tenta laguna.