Soil Contamination and Infection of School Children by Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors at Kola Diba Primary School, Northwest Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of school children (n = 400) at Kola Diba primary school, Northwest Ethiopia.

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Male	213	53.3
	Female	187	46.7
Age	6–10	222	55.5
	11–14	178	44.5
Grade	1–4	231	57.7
	5–7	169	42.3
Parent occupation	Farmer	91	22.7
	Merchant	115	28.8
	Government employ	150	37.5
	Others	44	11.0
Parent education	Unable to read and write	194	48.5
	Primary school	23	5.7
	High school	22	5.5
	College and above	161	40.3
Religion	Orthodox	357	89.3
	Muslim	43	10.7
Parent marital status	Married	336	84.0
	Divorced	55	13.7
	Widowed	9	2.3
Family size	<5	106	26.5
	≥5	294	73.5