From: Intestinal parasites in stool testing among refugees at a primary care clinic in Toronto, Canada
 | Included patients n = 1042 | |
---|---|---|
n | % | |
Sex | ||
 Male | 532 | 51.1 |
 Female | 510 | 48.9 |
Age group (years) | ||
 0–9 | 135 | 13.0 |
 10–19 | 73 | 7.0 |
 20–29 | 265 | 25.4 |
 30–39 | 340 | 32.6 |
 40–49 | 159 | 15.3 |
 50–59 | 48 | 4.6 |
 60–69 | 19 | 1.8 |
 70+ | 3 | 0.3 |
Region of birthb | ||
 East Asia & Pacific | 69 | 6.6 |
 Europe & Central Asia | 37 | 3.6 |
 Latin America & Caribbean | 86 | 8.3 |
 Middle East & North Africa | 107 | 10.3 |
 North America | 2 | 0.2 |
 South Asia | 76 | 7.3 |
 Sub-Saharan Africa | 664 | 63.8 |
Region of originb | ||
 East Asia & Pacific | 75 | 7.2 |
 Europe & Central Asia | 103 | 9.9 |
 Latin America & Caribbean | 84 | 8.1 |
 Middle East & North Africa | 82 | 7.9 |
 North America | 104 | 10.0 |
 South Asia | 37 | 3.6 |
 Sub-Saharan Africa | 556 | 53.4 |
Region of origin same as region of birthb | 831 | 79.8 |
Country of origin same as country of birthb | 604 | 58.0 |
Refugee categoryb | ||
 Refugee claimant | 966 | 92.8 |
 Othera | 75 | 7.2 |
Highest level of educationc | ||
 Child ≤ 18 years | 199 | 19.5 |
 None | 12 | 1.2 |
 Less than high school degree | 139 | 13.6 |
 Graduated high school | 246 | 24.1 |
 Some or completed university/post-secondary | 426 | 41.7 |
Underweight BMId | 29 | 3.1 |
Anemiae | 142 | 13.9 |
Eosinophil countf | ||
  < 0.5 | 938 | 91.0 |
 0.5–1.5 | 86 | 8.3 |
  > 1.5 | 7 | 0.7 |
Pregnantg | 85 | 22.5 |