Research Article
Intestinal Parasitic Infection and Associated Risk Factors among HIV-Infected Patients Seeking Healthcare in a Rural Hospital in Ghana
Table 1
Demographic and behavioral characteristics of study participants.
| Parameter | Frequency | Percentage |
| Age categories | ≤35 | 112 | 33.43 | >35 | 223 | 66.57 |
| Educational background | None | 252 | 75.22 | Basic | 17 | 5.07 | Secondary | 64 | 19.10 | Tertiary | 2 | 0.60 |
| Marital status | Single | 167 | 49.85 | Married | 168 | 50.15 |
| Employment status | Employed | 182 | 54.33 | Unemployed | 153 | 45.67 |
| Type of toilet facility | Open defecation | 103 | 30.75 | Pit latrine | 215 | 64.18 | Water closet | 17 | 5.07 |
| Source of feeding | Home prepared | 306 | 91.34 | Buy from outside | 29 | 8.66 |
| Source of drinking water | Sachet water | 198 | 59.10 | Borehole/other | 137 | 40.90 |
| Deworming history | ≤3 months | 43 | 12.84 | 4–6 months | 40 | 11.94 | 7–11 months | 4 | 1.19 | ≥12 months | 6 | 1.79 | None | 242 | 72.24 |
| Organized deworming exercise | Yes | 20 | 5.97 | No | 315 | 94.03 |
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Data are presented as frequency and percentages.
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