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. 2021 Mar 18;15(2):3–9. doi: 10.21010/ajid.v15i2.2

Table 1.

Prevalence of Cryptosporidium in humans with sex, age and water source

Total (N) Positive (n) (n/N (%) Odd ratio 95% Conf. Interval chi2 Pr > chi2
Sex Male 153 12 7.84% 0.25 0.08 - 0.76 11.717 0.0006***
Female 188 25 13.30% 0.333 0.11 - 0 .98
Age 0-10yrs 203 23 11.33% 0.077 0.02 - 0.37 16.674 0.0018**
11yrs-20yrs 54 4 8.66% 0.333 0 .11 - 0.98
21yrs-40yrs 73 7 9.59% 0.6 0.13 - 2.69
41yrs-70yrs 11 3 27.27% 0.2 0.61 - 0.65
Water Source River 237 30 12.65% 0.333 0.11 - 0.98 16.865 0.0006***
Tap 76 5 6.58% 1 0
Borehole 20 2 10% 0.25 0.08 - 0.76

Significance codes: 0

’***’

0.001

‘**’

0.01 ‘*’ 0.05 ‘.’ 0.1 ’ ’ 1