Table 2. Prevalence and socio-demographic characteristics of IPIs in children in Gharbia governorate, Egypt.
| Variable | No. | Positive Protozoa | Positive Helminthes | Positive Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eh | Gl | Cp | SubT | Al | Ev | Hh | Hn | Hw | Fh | Dc | SubT | ||||
| Examined location | Hospital | 235 | 67 (28.5) | 48 (20.4) | 7 (3) | 122 (51.9) | 30 (12.8) | 22 (9.4) | 5 (2.1) | 2 (0.9) | 4 (1.7) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.9) | 66 (28.1) | 188 (80) |
| School | 761 | 59 (7.8) | 23 (3) | 8 (1.1) | 90 (11.8) | 96 (12.6) | 64 (8.4) | 9 (1.2) | 5 (0.7) | 2 (0.3) | 4 (0.5) | 2 (0.3) | 182 (23.9) | 272 (35.7) | |
| Age | Preschool | 160 | 49 (30.6) | 37 (23.1) | 2 (1.3) | 88 (55) | 18 (11.3) | 12 (7.5) | 3 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 35 (21.9) | 123 (76.9) |
| School | 836 | 77 (9.2) | 34 (4.1) | 13 (1.6) | 124 (14.8) | 108 (12.9) | 74 (8.9) | 11 (1.3) | 7 (0.8) | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.6) | 3 (0.4) | 213 (25.5) | 337 (40.3) | |
| Sex | Male | 463 | 67 (14.5) | 35 (7.6) | 5 (1.1) | 106 (22.9) | 60 (13) | 38 (8.2) | 5 (1.1) | 6 (1.3) | 3 (0.7) | 3 (0.6) | 3 (0.6) | 118 (25.5) | 224 (48.4) |
| Female | 533 | 59 (11.1) | 36 (6.8) | 10 (1.9) | 106 (19.9) | 66 (12.4) | 48 (9) | 9 (1.7) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.6) | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 130 (24.4) | 236 (44.3) | |
| Residence | Rural | 599 | 86 (14.4) | 48 (8) | 11 (1.8) | 145 (24.2) | 100 (16.7) | 44 (7.3) | 10 (1.7) | 6 (1) | 3 (0.5) | 4 (0.7) | 4 (0.7) | 171 (28.5) | 316 (52.8) |
| Urban | 397 | 40 (10.1) | 23 (5.8) | 4 (1) | 67 (16.9) | 26 (6.5) | 42 (10.6) | 4 (1) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 77 (19.4) | 144 (36.3) | |
| Education level | Low | 66 | 10 (15.2) | 4 (6.1) | 1 (1.5) | 16 (24.2) | 6 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.5) | 8 (12.1) | 24 (36.4) |
| Medium | 799 | 99 (12.4) | 57 (7.1) | 12 (1.5) | 167 (20.9) | 112 (14) | 64 (8) | 12 (1.5) | 7 (0.9) | 6 (0.8) | 4 (0.5) | 2 (0.3) | 209 (25.9) | 374 (46.8) | |
| High | 131 | 17 (13) | 10 (7.6) | 2 (1.5) | 29 (22.1) | 8 (6.1) | 22 (16.8) | 2 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.8) | 33 (25.2) | 62(47.3) | |
| Income level | Low | 140 | 25 (17.9) | 13 (9.3) | 5 (3.6) | 42 (30) | 17 (12.1) | 7 (5) | 3 (2.1) | 2 (1.4) | 3 (2.1) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 34 (24.3) | 76 (54.3) |
| Medium | 792 | 100 (12.6) | 57 (7.2) | 9 (1.1) | 167 (21.1) | 104 (13.1) | 74 (9.3) | 11 (1.4) | 5 (0.6) | 3 (0.4) | 4 (0.5) | 3 (0.4) | 204 (25.8) | 371 (46.8) | |
| High | 64 | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) | 3 (4.7) | 5 (7.8) | 5 (7.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (15.6) | 13 (20.3) | |
| Total | 996 | 126 (12.7) | 71 (7.1) | 15 (1.5) | 212 (21.3) | 126 (12.7) | 86 (8.6) | 9 (0.9) | 7 (0.7) | 6 (0.6) | 5 (0.5) | 4 (0.4) | 248 (24.9) | 460 (46.2) | |
Preschool age: 1 - >5 years old; School age: 5–15 years old; Low education: Both Father and Mother have under Secondary School education; High education: Both Father and Mother have over Secondary School education; Intermediate education: between High and Low education; Low Income: <2000 LE/Month; Intermediate Income: Between 2000 to 8000 LE/Month; High Income: >8000 LE/Month.