Research Article
Effect of Deworming on Health Outcomes among Children Aged 12–59 Months in Tanzania: A Multilevel Mixed Effects Analysis
Table 1
Social-demographic characteristics of study participants in association with deworming.
| | Variables | Frequency N (%) | Deworming N (%) | values | | Yes | No |
| | Gender | | | | 0.061 | | Male | 4034 (50.7) | 1593 (42.1) | 2193 (57.9) | | | Female | 3928 (49.3) | 1484 (39.9) | 2231 (60.1) | | | Age group | | | | 0.03 | | 12–23 | 2237 (28.1) | 814 (38.1) | 1320 (61.9) | | | 24–35 | 1925 (24.2) | 775 (42.7) | 1042 (57.3) | | | 36–47 | 1891 (23.8) | 777 (43.4) | 1013 (56.6) | | | 48–59 | 1909 (24.0) | 711 (40.4) | 1050 (59.6) | | | Wealth status | | | | <0.001 | | Poor | 3578 (44.9) | 1018 (30.1) | 2363 (69.9) | | | Normal | 1549 (19.5) | 621 (42.1) | 854 (57.9) | | | Rich | 2834 (35.6) | 1438 (54.4) | 1207 (45.6) | | | Mother’s education | | | | <0.001 | | No education | 1703 (21.4) | 408 (25.2) | 1213 (74.8) | | | Primary education | 5177 (65) | 2044 (42.1) | 2811 (57.9) | | | Secondary and higher education | 1082 (13.6) | 625 (61) | 400 (39) | | | Source of water | | | | <0.001 | | Improved | 4407 (55.3) | 1923 (46.6) | 2202 (53.4) | | | Unimproved | 3555 (44.7) | 1154 (34.2) | 2222 (65.8) | | | Toilet facilities | | | | <0.001 | | Improved | 2127 (26.7) | 1124 (57.3) | 836 (42.7) | | | Unimproved | 5835 (73.3) | 468 (35.9) | 835 (64.1) | | | Mother’s age | | | | 0.02 | | Less than 30 years | 4648 (58.4) | 1730 (39.5) | 2646 (60.5) | | | More than 30 years | 3314 (41.6) | 1347 (43.1) | 1778 (56.9) | |
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