Table 1 Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis among patients at Adwa Health, North Ethiopia 2016
From: Intestinal parasitosis and anaemia among patients in a Health Center, North Ethiopia
Intestinal parasitosis | Total (%) | X2; P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive N (%) | Negative N (%) | |||
Age (years) | ||||
15–19 | 67 (41.9) | 93 (58.1) | 160 (37.5) | 11.4; 0.03 |
20–24 | 30 (27.5) | 79 (72.5) | 109 (25.5) | |
25–29 | 16 (32.7) | 33 (67.3) | 49 (11.5) | |
30–34 | 10 (35.7) | 18 (64.3) | 28 (6.5) | |
35–39 | 5 (23.8) | 16 (76.2) | 21 (4.9) | |
> = 40 | 15 (25.0) | 45 (75.0) | 60 (14.1) | |
Total | 143 (33.5) | 284 (6.5) | 427 (100) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 76 (35.7) | 137 (64.3) | 213 (49.9) | 1.76; 0.59 |
Female | 67 (31.3) | 147 (68.7) | 214 (50.1) | |
Total | 143 (33.5) | 284 (6.5) | 427 (100) | |
Source of drinking water | ||||
Spring | 27 (41.5) | 38 (58.5) | 65 (15.2) | 2.6; 0.61 |
Pipe | 109 (31.3) | 239 (68.7) | 348 (81.5) | |
Well dug | 7 (50.0) | 7 (50.0) | 14 (3.3) | |
Total | 143 (33.5) | 284 (66.5) | 427 (100) | |
Occupation | ||||
Civil servant | 49 (28.8) | 121 (71.2) | 170 (39.8) | 7.8; 0.01 |
Trader | 20 (33.3) | 40 (66.7) | 60 (14.1) | |
Farmer | 64 (41.0) | 92 (59.0) | 156 (36.5) | |
Housewife | 10 (24.4) | 31 (75.6) | 41 (9.6) | |
Total | 143 (33.5) | 284 (66.5) | 427 (100) | |
Family size | ||||
2–4 | 87 (29.8) | 205 (70.2) | 292 (68.4) | 3.5; 0.29 |
> = 5 | 56 (41.5) | 79 (58.5) | 135 (31.6) | |
Total | 143 (33.5) | 284 (66.5) | 427 (100) | |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 78 (24.8) | 237 (75.2) | 315 (73.8) | 13.4; 0.0001 |
Rural | 65 (58.0) | 47 (42.0) | 112 (26.2) | |
Total | 143 (33.5) | 284 (66.5) | 427 (100) | |