Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics with respect to their prevalence of intestinal helminths of wereda Medebay Zana, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017
Socio-demographic characteristics | Intestinal helminths | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Positive (%) | Negative (%) | ||
Age | |||
6–10 | 11 (12.5) | 77 (87.5) | 88 |
11–14 | 36 (13.5) | 230 (86.5) | 266 |
15–19 | 5 (8.9) | 51 (91.1) | 56 |
Gender | |||
Male | 27 (11.2) | 213 (88.8) | 240 |
Female | 25 (14.5) | 145 (85.3) | 170 |
Religion | |||
Orthodox | 49 (13) | 340 (87) | 389 |
Muslim | 3 (14.3) | 18 (85.7) | 21 |
Residence | |||
Urban | 30 (17.4) | 142 (82.6) | 172 |
Rural | 22 (22) | 216 (90.8) | 238 |
Family size | |||
1–3 | 3 (11.1) | 24 (88.9) | 27 |
4–6 | 31 (15.5) | 169 (84.5) | 200 |
> 6 | 18 (9.8) | 165 (90.2) | 183 |
Mother education | |||
Illiterate | 21 (9.2) | 208 (90.8) | 229 |
Literate | 31 (17.1) | 150 (41.9) | 181 |
Father’s education | |||
Illiterate | 31 (14.7) | 108 (85.3) | 211 |
Literate | 21 (10.6) | 179 (89.4) | 199 |
Use river water | |||
Yes | 39 (9.6%) | 366 (90.4%) | 405 |
No | 2 (40%) | 3 (60%) | 5 |
Purpose to use river water | |||
To drink wash and swim | 4 (9.8%) | 37 (90.2%) | 41 |
Only to wash and swim | 37 (10%) | 332 (90%) | 369 |
Shoes wearing | |||
Yes | 26 (8%) | 301 (92%) | 327 |
No | 15 (18%) | 68 (82%) | 83 |
Cross flowing river and irrigational area | |||
Yes | 32 (12.5%) | 225 (87.5%) | 257 |
No | 9 (5.9%) | 144 (94.1%) | 153 |