Table 1: Demographic characteristics of study participants stratified by soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection.
| Characteristic |
Infected (N=59) |
Uninfected (N=352) |
P-value |
| n (%) |
n (%) |
| Age of Child |
| Mean (SD) |
6 (3.5)* |
7 (3.7)* |
0.112a
|
| Sex of Child |
| Female |
31 (52.5) |
185 (52.7) |
0.981b
|
| Male |
28 (47.5) |
166 (47.3) |
|
| Age of Guardian |
| Mean (SD) |
37 (10.3)* |
36 (11)* |
0.696 a
|
| Sex of Guardian |
| Female |
43 (74.1) |
279 (79.7) |
0.335b
|
| Male |
15 (25.9) |
71 (20.3) |
|
| Marital Status of Guardian |
| Married |
47 (79.7) |
263 (74.0) |
0.434b
|
| Not Married |
12 (20.3) |
88 (25.1) |
|
| Residence |
| Urban |
48 (81.4) |
241 (68.5) |
0.045b |
| Rural |
11 (18.6) |
111 (31.5) |
|
* Mean of the age of child and guardian with associated standard deviation.aTwo sample t-test.bChi-square test.