Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in children under the age of 5 years attending the Debre Birhan referral hospital, North Shoa, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the under-five studied children living in Debre Birhan, Ethiopia, 2014

Characteristics	Numbers	Percentage
Sex
Female	129	52.2
Male	118	47.8
Age in year
≤ 2	78	31.6
2–3	68	27.5
3–5	101	40.9
Monthly income of parents
< 1000 Ethiopian Birr	65	26.3
1000–2000 Birr	102	41.3
> 2000 Birr	80	32.4
Maternal education
Illiterate	69	27.9
Primary	96	38.9
Secondary and above	82	33.2

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