Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.
From: The triple threat of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Entamoeba infections in Nigerian children
Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | ||
5–10 | 215 | 22.0 |
< 5 | 762 | 78.0 |
Mean (SD) | 2.7 (3.2) | |
Gender | ||
Female | 483 | 49.4 |
Male | 494 | 50.6 |
States | ||
Benue | 94 | 9.6 |
Borno | 79 | 8.1 |
Cross River | 97 | 9.9 |
Edo | 70 | 7.2 |
Enugu | 99 | 10.1 |
Jigawa | 89 | 9.1 |
Kano | 196 | 20.1 |
Katsina | 98 | 10.0 |
Ondo | 68 | 7.0 |
Plateau | 87 | 8.9 |
Head of household education level | ||
Informal | 183 | 18.7 |
Primary | 213 | 21.8 |
Secondary | 264 | 27.0 |
Tertiary | 317 | 32.5 |
Occupation | ||
Artisanal | 129 | 13.2 |
Civil service | 212 | 21.7 |
Farming | 197 | 20.2 |
Self employment | 19 | 1.9 |
Skilled worker | 28 | 2.9 |
Trading | 392 | 40.1 |
Socioeconomic status | ||
Low | 688 | 70.4 |
Medium | 289 | 29.6 |
Symptomology | ||
Asymptomatic | 640 | 65.5 |
Symptomatic | 337 | 34.5 |
