The high prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections is associated with stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Boricha Woreda, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 The relationship between specific types of intestinal parasitic infections and stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Boricha Woreda, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 622)

Type of parasitic infection	Stunting		Prevalence of stunting (%)	(p-value)^x
Type of parasitic infection	Yes	No	Prevalence of stunting (%)	(p-value)^x
Any parasitic infection
Yes	178	125	59.4	< 0.001**
No	66	253	20.6
Giardia lamblia
Yes	56	9	86.2	< 0.001**
No	188	369	33.75
Entamoeba histoltica
Yes	21	8	72.24	0.006*
No	223	370	37.6
Ascaris lumbricoides
Yes	62	5	92.53	< 0.001**
No	182	373	32.79
Trichiuris trichiuria
Yes	27	11	71.05	0.007*
No	217	367	37.15
Hookworm
Yes	44	5	89.79	< 0.001**
No	200	373	34.9
Taenia species
Yes	4	4	50	0.23
No	240	374	39
Strongliod stercoralis
Yes	5	5	50	0.22
No	239	373	39

× Chi-square and fisher exact test used for the analysis of the variables
*: Shows the significant association at p-value < 0.05 **: Show the highly significant association at p-value < 0.01

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