Epidemiologic Study of Enterobius vermicularis Infection among Schoolchildren in the Republic of Marshall Islands

Table 1

Demographic analysis of family background of Enterobius vermicularis infection among primary schoolchildren in the Marshall Islands.

Variables		Total (N = 346)	Positive case	Infection rate (%)	value
Gender
Female		167	22	13.17	0.56
Male		179	20	11.17
Age (years)
≤8		143	17	11.89	0.90
>8		203	25	12.32
Residence
Urban	Yes	118	7	5.93	0.01
	No	228	35	15.35
Parent’s occupation status
Father	Yes	268	33	12.31	0.65
	No	55	8	14.55
Mother	Yes	103	8	7.77	0.10
	No	236	33	13.98
Siblings
Elder brother	Yes	251	31	12.35	0.68
	No	93	10	10.75
Elder sister	Yes	232	32	13.79	0.13
	No	111	9	8.11
Younger brother	Yes	212	27	12.74	0.57
	No	131	14	10.69
Younger sister	Yes	183	23	12.57	0.71
	No	160	18	11.25

Chi-square test.