Variables
Intestinal parasite positive N=120 (%)
Intestinal parasite negative N=295 (%)
Total N=415 (%)
p-value
Pearson X
2
Age
<14
15-29
30-44
>45
11 (2.7)
47 (11.3)
34 (8.2)
28 (6.8)
8 (1.9)
99 (23.9)
100 (24.1)
88 (21.2)
19 (4.6)
146 (35.2)
134 (32.3)
116 (28.0)
0.001
257.272
Sex
0.207
25.984
Male
64 (15.4)
168 (40.5)
232 (55.9)
Female
56 (13.5)
127 (30.6)
183 (44.1)
Residence area
0.005
41.172
Urban
30 (7.3)
119 (28.7)
149 (36.0)
Rural
90 (21.7)
176 (42.4)
266 (64.1)
Shoe wearing
0.000
49.133
Yes
79 (19.0)
252 (60.7)
331 (79.7)
No
41 (9.9)
43 (10.4)
84 (20.3)
Water source
0.048
130.278
Pipe
36 (8.7)
134 (32.3)
170 (41.0)
Protected spring & well
13 (3.1)
24 (5.8)
37 (8.9)
Unprotected spring & well
53 (12.8)
102 (24.6)
155 (37.4)
River
18 (4.3)
35 (8.4)
53 (12.7)
Table 4:
Associated risk factors for intestinal parasitic infection among tuberculosis suspects attending Gondar University hospital and poly clinic, Northwest Ethiopia, 2008.
