Table 1 Parasite positivity as detected by light microscope at different socio-demographic characteristics of patients in Northwestern Tigray, Ethiopia, December 2015 to March 2016
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants | Number tested (%) | Number positive (%) | Number negative (%) | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 181 (56.5) | 20 (11.0) | 161 (89.0) | 1.4 | 0.7–2.8 |
Female | 139 (43.4) | 21 (15.1) | 118 (84.9) | |||
Age | <15 | 68 (21.3) | 10 (14.7) | 58 (85.3) | 2.0 | 1.0–4.1 |
15–45 | 166 (51.9) | 14 (8.4) | 152 (91.6) | 2.1 | 1.0–4.3 | |
>45 | 86 (26.9) | 17 (19.8) | 69 (80.2) | 2.1 | 1.0–4.1 | |
Residence | Rural | 227 (70.9) | 193 (85) | 34 (15.0) | 0.5 | 0.2–1.1 |
Urban | 93 (29.1) | 86 (92.5) | 7 (7.5) |