Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and type of infection of under-five children live in and around Haro Dumal Town, Bale Zone, Ethiopia, 2018
Characteristics | Frequency No (%) | No positive IPI (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
6 months—1 year | 82 (14.6) | 17 (7.9) | 0.03 |
1–2 years | 97 (17.9) | 29 (13.4) | |
2–3 years | 113 (20.1) | 36 (16.7) | |
3-4 years | 117 (20.9) | 53 (24.5) | |
4–5 years | 152 (27.1) | 81 (37.5) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 242 (43.2) | 107 (49.4) | 0.305 |
Female | 319 (56.8) | 109 (50.6) | |
Mother educational status | |||
No formal education | 171 (30.5) | 93 (43.0) | 0.08 |
Elementary school | 301 (53.7) | 57 (26.4) | |
High school | 81 (14.4) | 49 (22.7) | |
Certificate and above | 8 (1.4) | 17 (7.9) | |
Mother occupation | |||
Housewife/ unemployed | 405 (72.2) | 131 (60.6) | 0.86 |
Employee | 5 (0.9) | 3 (1.4) | |
Merchant | 151 (26.9) | 82 (38.0) | |
How a child gets infected with intestinal parasites? | |||
Contaminated food | 161 (28.7) | – | 0.29 |
Drinking dirty water | 179 (31.9) | – | |
Drinking raw milk | 101 (18.0) | – | |
Evil eye | 79 (14.1) | – | |
I do not know | 41 (7.3) | – | |
Does tungiasis contribute to IPI? | |||
Yes | 489 (87.1) | 93 (43.1) | <0.01 |
No | 56 (10.0) | 5 (2.3) | |
I do not know | 16 (2.9) | ||
Monthly family income (USD) | |||
<18 | 250 (44.6) | 111 (51.4) | 0.91 |
19–54 | 299 (53.3) | 103 (47.7) | |
>55 | 12 (2.1) | 2 (0.9) | |