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Table 2 Factors related to parasitic infection

From: A preliminary epidemiological study of pinworm infection in Thaklong Municipal Early Childhood Development Center and Rangsit Babies’ Home, Pathum Thani, Thailand

 

Infected group, n = 31 (%)

Non-infected group, n = 366 (%)

P value

Age group (years)

 ≤ 2

0 (0)

54 (14.75)

0.000

 3–4

6 (19.35)

263 (71.86)

 

 5–6

21 (67.74)

41 (11.2)

 

 7–8

4 (12.9)

8 (2.19)

 

Sex

 Female

22 (70.97)

177 (48.36)

0.016

 Male

9 (29.04)

189 (51.64)

 

Education

 Primary

0 (0)

8 (2.19)

0.003

 Secondary

23 (74.19)

155 (42.33)

 

 College

8 (25.81)

150 (41.0)

 

 Bachelor

0 (0)

47 (12.84)

 

 > Bachelor

0 (0)

6 (1.64)

 

Occupation

 Housewife

10 (32.26)

37 (10.11)

0.000

 Government officer/State employee

20 (64.52)

163 (44.54)

 

 Trade/business

1 (3.22)

50 (13.66)

 

 Company employee

0 (0)

106 (28.96)

 

 Labourer/technician

0 (0)

9 (2.46)

 

 Other

0 (0)

1 (0.27)

 

Income

 < 8000 baht

23 (74.19)

48 (13.11)

0.000

 8001–10,000

1 (3.23)

32 (8.74)

 

 10,001–12,000

0 (0.00)

29 (7.92)

 

 12,001–14,000

7 (22.58)

133 (36.34)

 

 > 14,000

0 (0.00)

124 (33.88)

 

Stool examination

 Yes

0 (0)

3 (0.82)

0.613

 No

31

363 (99.18)

 

Crying at night

 Yes

0 (0)

35 (9.56)

0.071

 No

31 (100)

331 (90.44)

 

Bottom itching

 Yes

0 (0)

31 (8.47)

0.091

 No

31 (100)

335 (91.53)

 

Diarrhoea

 Yes

0 (0)

36 (9.84)

0.067

 No

31 (100)

330 (90.16)

 

Anorexia

 Yes

0 (0)

68 (18.58)

0.008

 No

31 (100)

298 (81.42)

 

Fever

 Yes

1 (3.23)

98 (26.78)

0.004

 No

30 (96.77)

268 (73.22)

 

Bottom cleaning

 Wash

0 (0)

206 (56.28)

0.000

 Not wash

31 (100)

160 (43.72)

 

Places

 TMECDC

1 (3.23)

206 (56.28)

0.000

 RBH

30 (96.77)

160 (43.72)