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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and intestinal parasitic infection among the school children, Mizan-Aman Town, 2013

From: High prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni and other intestinal parasites among elementary school children in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Demographic characteristics

Intestinal parasite

Total

Positive n(%)

Negative n(%)

Gender

 Male

190(83.3)

38(16.7)

228(49.6)

 Female

163(70.3)

69(29.7)

232(50.4)

Age group (years)

 5–9

242 (82.0)

53 (18.0)

295 (64.1)

  ≥ 10

111 (67.3)

54 (32.7)

165 (35.9)

Type of school

 Public

336 (81.6)

76 (18.4)

412 (89.6)

 Private

17 (35.4)

31 (64.6)

48 (10.4)