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Table 2 Association of sex and age group with Intestinal parasites infection status of the study subjects

From: Intestinal polyparasitism with special emphasis to soil-transmitted helminths among residents around Gilgel Gibe Dam, Southwest Ethiopia: a community based survey

Sex and age group

No examined

Infected (%)

OR (95%CI)

p-value

Female

 ≤15

270

127 (47.1)

1

0.004

 >15

233

139 (59.6)

1.7 (1.2, 2.4)

 

 Total

503

266 (52.8)

  

Male

 ≤15

299

144 (48.2)

1

0.089

 >15

219

122 (55.7)

1.4 (0.9, 1.9)

 

 Total

518

266 (51.4)

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