Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors among the First-Cycle Primary Schoolchildren in Sasiga District, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.

Sociodemographic variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Grade level	1	120	31.3
	2	112	29.2
	3	83	21.7
	4	68	17.8
Age groups (years)	Childhood (<5)	8	2.1
	Mid childhood (6-11)	320	83.5
	Early adolescent (12-18)	55	14.4
Sex	Male	187	48.8
	Female	196	51.2
Residence	Urban	201	52.5
	Rural	182	47.5
Family size	<4	45	11.75
	5-7	191	49.9
	8-10	147	38.4
Family monthly income (ETB)	<800	163	42.6
	800-2,000	170	44.9
	>2,000	50	13.1
Father education	Primary school	221	57.7
	Secondary school and above	162	42.3
Mother education	Primary school	347	90.6
	Secondary school and above	36	9.44
Father occupation	Farmer	332	86.7
	Government employee	16	4.2
	Merchant	20	5.2
	Daily laborer	15	3.9
Mother occupation	Housewife	350	91.4
	Government employee	9	1.3
	Merchant	21	5.5
	Daily laborer	3	1.6

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