Research Article
Hookworm Infection among Pregnant Women at First Antenatal Visit in Lira, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Distribution of hookworm infection among pregnant women attending first antenatal visit at Ogur Health Center IV, Lira district, northern Uganda.
| | Variable | Hookworm positive () | Hookworm negative () |
| | Age (years) | (%) | (%) | | ≤20 | 17 (44.7) | 154 (50) | | 21-30 | 14 (36.8) | 124 (40.3) | | >30 | 7 (18.4) | 30 (9.7) | | Religion | (%) | (%) | | Christian | 36 (94.7) | 297 (96.4) | | Moslem | 2 (5.3) | 11 (3.6) | | Marital status | (%) | (%) | | Single | 9 (23.7) | 35 (11.4) | | Married | 29 (76.3) | 273 (88.6) | | Education | (%) | (%) | | None | 11 (29.0) | 46 (14.9) | | Primary | 26 (68.4) | 218 (70.8) | | Secondary or higher | 1 (2.6) | 44 (14.3) | | Occupation | (%) | (%) | | Peasant farmer/HWa | 33 (86.8) | 248 (80.5) | | Civil servant/BWb | 5 (13.2) | 60 (19.5) | | Resident | (%) | (%) | | Yes | 38 (100) | 291 (94.5) | | No | 0 (0) | 17 (5.5) | | Gestational age | (%) | (%) | | 1st trimester | 20 (52.6) | 154 (50.0) | | 2nd-3rd trimester | 18 (47.4) | 154 (50.0) | | Gravidity | (%) | (%) | | Primegravida | 11 (28.9) | 70 (22.7) | | Multigravida | 27 (71.1) | 238 (77.3) | | Water source | (%) | (%) | | Unsafe | 14 (36.8) | 47 (15.3) | | Safe | 24 (63.2) | 261 (84.7) | | Boiling drinking water | (%) | (%) | | Yes | 2 (5.3) | 58 (18.8) | | No | 36 (94.7) | 250 (81.2) | | Pit latrine utilisation | (%) | (%) | | Yes | 6 (15.8) | 14 (4.6) | | No | 32 (84.2) | 294 (95.5) | | Gardening shoes | (%) | (%) | | Yes | 10 (26.3) | 121 (39.3) | | Never | 28 (73.7) | 187 (60.7) | | Floor type | (%) | (%) | | Concrete | 3 (7.9) | 58 (18.8) | | Earth | 35(92.1) | 250 (81.2) |
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