Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Intestinal Parasites among Diarrheic Under-Five Children Attending Bahir Dar and Han Health Centers, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants () at Bahir Dar and Han Health Centers, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables	Characteristics	Frequency (%)	Positive for IPIs
			Number	%
Sex	Male	116 (52.5)	25	11.3
	Female	105 (47.5)	17	7.7
Age	<6 months	12 (5.9)	1	0.45
	6-11 months	51 (23.5)	5	2.26
	12-23 months	63 (28.1)	9	4.07
	24-59 months	95 (42.5)	27	12.2
Family residence	Urban	155 (70.1)	24	57.1
	Rural	66 (29.8)	18	42.9
Mother/guardian educational level	Not able to read and write	38 (17.1)	12	28.6
	Able to read and write	58 (26.2)	11	26.2
	Grade 1-8	28 (12.6)	6	14.3
	Grade 9-12	34 (15.3)	5	11.9
	Diploma and above	63 (28.5)	8	19.0
Mother’s/guardian’s occupation	Farmer	56 (25.3)	16	38.1
	Merchant	71 (32.1)	12	28.6
	Employee	68 (30.7)	8	19.0
	Housewife	26 (11.7)	6	14.3
Family monthly income	<1000 birr	63 (28.5)	18	42.8
	1000-3000 birr	77 (34.8)	12	28.6
	>3000 birr	81 (36.6)	12	28.6