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Table 3 Potential risk factors associated with the prevalence of parasites among study population

From: Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis and associated risk factors among school children of Saptari district, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

S.N.

Risk factors

Collected samples (n = 285), %

Positive numbers (n = 94), %

Chi-square (χ2) value

P value

1.

Gender

 

Male

172 (60)

51 (29.7)

2.17

0.14

Female

113 (40)

43 (38.1)

2.

Study site

 

Urban

193 (67.7)

54 (30.0)

7.71

0.005484

Rural

92 (32.3)

41 (44.6)

3.

Toilet facility (at home)*

 

Yes

215 (75.4)

64 (29.8)

4.09

0.043052

No

70 (24.6)

30 (42.9)

4.

Drinking water source (school and home)

 

Tube well/boring water

192 (67.4)

68 (35.4)

1.57

0.209

Tap water

93 (32.6)

26 (28.0)

5.

Hand-washing habit (school and home)

 

Yes

169 (59.3)

46 (27.2)

44.82

0.00001

No

116 (40.7)

78 (67.2)

6.

Family occupation

 

Business

47 (16.5)

13 (27.7)

8.65

0.034251

Farming

107 (37.5)

46 (43.0)

Office

58 (20.4)

18 (31.0)

Others

73 (25.6)

17 (23.3)

7.

Gastrointestinal pain/symptoms

 

Yes

196 (68.8)

76 (38.8)

9.52

0.002022

No

89 (31.2)

18 (20.2)

  1. *There was a toilet facility in both schools