Table 3 Demographic and population characteristics based on infection group
|  | Parasite−/CCA− | Parasite + /CCA− | Parasite−/CCA +  | Parasite + /CCA +  | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 113 (38) | 28 (9) | 72 (24) | 85 (29) |  < 0.0001 |
Female | 163 (62) | 29 (11) | 57 (22) | 15 (6) | |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
18–24 | 149 (50) | 36 (12) | 71 (24) | 45 (15) | 0.32 |
25–29 | 81 (51) | 13 (8) | 31 (20) | 33 (21) | |
30 +  | 46 (45) | 8 (8) | 27 (26) | 22 (21) | |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not married | 247 (56) | 49 (11) | 84 (19) | 61 (14) |  < 0.0001 |
Married | 29 (24) | 8 (7) | 45 (37) | 39 (32) | |
Can read and write* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 1 (20) | 0 | 1 (20) | 3 (60) | 0.12 |
Yes | 275 (49) | 57 (10) | 128 (23) | 97 (17) | |
Education Category | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None or some primary | 23 (27) | 6 (7) | 25 (30) | 30 (36) |  < 0.0001 |
Primary or some secondary | 97 (45) | 21 (10) | 53 (25) | 45 (21) | |
Secondary and above | 156 (60) | 30 (11) | 51 (19) | 25 (10) | |
Employment status* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not employed | 6 (50) | 0 | 5 (42) | 1 (8) | 0.39 |
Employed | 270 (49) | 57 (9) | 124 (23) | 99 (18) | |
Body mass index | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Underweight (< 18.5) | 20 (61) | 5 (15) | 3 (9) | 5 (15) |  < 0.0001 |
Normal (18.5–24.9) | 167 (43) | 36 (9) | 92 (24) | 90 (24) | |
Overweight/obese (≥ 25) | 92 (63) | 16 (11) | 34 (23) | 5 (3) | |
Anemia (Hb < 11.0 g/dL)* |  |  |  |  |  |
No | 265 (49) | 56 (10) | 124 (23) | 95 (18) | 0.85 |
Yes | 11 (50) | 1 (5) | 5 (23) | 5 (13) |