Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children from kindergartens in the capital area of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Variable | Enterobius vermicularis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Positive cases | Infection rate (%) | p valuea | |
Gender | |||
Female (N = 192) | 39 | 20.31 | 0.32 |
Male (N = 200) | 49 | 24.50 | |
Age | |||
≤ 5 years (N = 273) | 49 | 17.95 | 0.001a |
> 5 years (N = 119) | 39 | 32.77 | |
Urban residence | |||
No (N = 87) | 18 | 20.69 | 0.65 |
Yes (N = 305) | 70 | 22.95 | |
Father employed | |||
No (N = 57) | 12 | 21.05 | 0.69 |
Yes (N = 312) | 73 | 23.40 | |
Mother employed | |||
No (N = 243) | 62 | 25.51 | 0.08 |
Yes (N = 136) | 24 | 17.65 | |
Have an older brother | |||
No (N = 148) | 33 | 22.30 | 0.88 |
Yes (N = 240) | 55 | 22.92 | |
Have an older sister | |||
No (N = 148) | 25 | 16.89 | 0.03a |
Yes (N = 238) | 63 | 26.47 | |
Have a younger brother | |||
No (N = 197) | 46 | 23.35 | 0.69 |
Yes (N = 189) | 41 | 21.69 | |
Have a younger sister | |||
No (N = 200) | 45 | 22.50 | 0.95 |
Yes (N = 189) | 43 | 22.75 | |