Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and risk factors among schoolchildren at the University of Gondar Community School, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children at the University of Gondar Community School, Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, April- June 2012

Socio-demographic characteristics	Number of students	Percentage
Gender
Male	170	55.9
Female	134	44.1
Age group
≤9	132	43..4
10-12	118	38.8
≥13	54	17.8
Religion
Christian	272	89.5
Muslim	32	10.5
Level of education (Grade)
1	37	12.2
2	38	12.5
3	40	13.2
4	38	12.5
5	36	11.7
6	38	12,5
7	37	12.2
8	40	13.2

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