Table 2 Association between demographic factors and the prevalence of STHs in Ambo town, western Ethiopia, 2015
Socio-demographic factors | Â | STHs infection status | Total | X2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | |||||
Age | 6–10 | 156 (81.7%) | 35 (18.3%) | 191 (100.0%) | 0.49 | 0.12 |
11–15 | 102 (81.0%) | 24 (19.0%) | 126 (100.0%) | |||
Gender | Girl | 145 (78.4%) | 40 (21.6%) | 185 (100.0%) | 0.068 | 0.031 |
Boy | 113 (85.6%) | 19 (14.4%) | 132 (100.0%) | |||
Family size | 1 parent and child | 4 (80.0%) | 1 (20.0%) | 5 (100.0%) | 0.03 | 0.0 |
1 parent and 2 children | 15 (88.2%) | 2 (11.8%) | 17 (100.0%) | |||
2 parents and 2 children | 40 (88.9%) | 5 (11.1%) | 45 (100.0%) | |||
2 parents &Â >Â 2 children | 193 (79.4%) | 50 (20.6%) | 243 (100.0%) | |||
Latrine available | Yes | 216((83.7%) | 42 (16.3%) | 258 (100.0%) | 0.09 | 0.05 |
No | 36 (67.9%) | 17 (32.1%) | 53 (100.0%) | |||
Type of latrine | Ventilated improved | 50 (92.6%) | 4 (7.4%) | 54 (100.0%) | 0.036 | – |
Traditional pit latrine | 152 (79.6%) | 39 (20.4%) | 191 (100.0%) | |||
Water flash | 13 (100.0%) | 0(.0%) | 13 (100.0%) | |||
Finger nail trimming | Yes | 115 (85.8%) | 19 (14.2%) | 134 (100.0%) | .039 | .024 |
No | 31 (72.1%) | 12 (27.9%) | 43 (100.0%) | |||