Risk Factors Associated with Helminthic Intestinal Infection in Lurambi Subcounty, Kakamega, Kenya

Table 2

Prevalence of intestinal worms in Lurambi Subcounty in Kakamega, Kenya, obtained using chi-square in SPSS version 20.

		Intestinal helminths
		Absence		Presence
		Count	%	Count	%
Sex	Male	113	40.6%	21	7.6%
	Female	125	45.0%	19	6.8%
Occupation	Farming	62	22.3%	5	1.8%
	Self-employed	108	38.8%	5	1.8%
	Formal employment	41	14.7%	1	0.4%
	Unemployed	27	9.7%	29	10.4%
Education level of caregiver	Informal	20	7.2%	5	1.8%
	Primary	116	41.7%	34	12.2%
	Secondary/above	102	36.7%	1	0.4%
Source of food	Cooked from home	220	79.1%	40	14.4%
	From hotel	6	2.2%	0	0.0%
	Home and hotel	12	4.3%	0	0.0%
	Others	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Eating of raw fruits & vegetable	Yes, frequently	115	41.4%	32	11.6%
	Yes, sometimes	103	37.1%	4	1.4%
	No	20	7.2%	4	1.4%
Wash fruits & vegetables	Yes, always	89	32.0%	5	1.8%
	Yes, occasionally	124	44.6%	29	10.4%
	No	25	9.0%	6	2.2%
Eat undercooked raw meat	Yes, always	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
	Yes, occasionally	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
	No	238	85.6%	40	14.4%
Eat undercooked raw fish	Yes, frequently	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
	Yes, occasionally	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
	No	238	85.6%	40	14.4%
Wash hands after soil contact	Yes, with water and soap	86	30.9%	0	0.0%
	Yes, with only water	132	47.5%	35	12.6%
	No	20	7.2%	5	1.8%
Wash hands between handling raw and cooked food	Yes, with water and soap	60	21.6%	0	0.0%
	Yes, with only water	164	59.0%	34	12.2%
	No	14	5.0%	6	2.2%
Wash hands before eating	Yes, with water and soap	69	24.8%	1	0.4%
	Yes, with only water	165	59.4%	35	12.6%
	No	4	1.4%	4	1.4%
Wash hands after visiting toilet	Yes, with water and soap	84	30.2%	2	0.7%
	Yes, with only water	138	49.6%	33	11.9%
	No	16	5.8%	5	1.8%
Wash hands after touching toilet materials	Yes, with water and soap	76	27.3%	2	0.7%
	Yes, with only water	142	51.1%	33	11.9%
	No	20	7.2%	5	1.8%
Source of water for washing clothes and utensils	Pipe water	88	31.7%	5	1.8%
	River	111	39.9%	35	12.6%
	Spring/well	39	14.0%	0	0.0%
	Rainwater	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Source of water for bathing	Pipe water	90	32.4%	5	1.8%
	River	109	39.2%	35	12.6%
	Spring/well	39	14.0%	0	0.0%
	Rainwater	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Source of drinking water	Pipe water	97	34.9%	5	1.8%
	River	91	32.7%	35	12.6%
	Spring/well	50	18.0%	0	0.0%
	Rainwater	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Water treatment	Yes	149	53.6%	21	7.6%
	No	89	32.0%	19	6.8%
Method of water treatment	No treatment	88	31.7%	17	6.1%
	Boiling	72	25.9%	20	7.2%
	Filtering	37	13.3%	1	0.4%
	Commercial tablets/liquids	41	14.7%	2	0.7%
Place of swimming	No swimming	119	42.8%	6	2.2%
	River	81	29.1%	34	12.2%
	Lake	2	.7%	0	0.0%
	Swimming pool	36	12.9%	0	0.0%
Shoe wearing habits	Yes, always	101	36.3%	31	11.2%
	Yes, occasionally	128	46.0%	9	3.2%
	No	9	3.2%	0	0.0%
Ownership of latrine	Yes	226	81.3%	40	14.4%
	No	12	4.3%	0	0.0%
Usage of latrine	Private for household	136	48.9%	37	13.3%
	Shared with neighbours	102	36.7%	3	1.1%
Usage of night soil	Yes	81	29.1%	30	10.8%
	No	157	56.5%	10	3.6%
Usage of toilet material	Privately	68	24.5%	9	3.2%
	Common for the family	170	61.2%	31	11.2%
Diarrhoea last 3 months	Yes	73	26.3%	33	11.9%
	No	165	59.4%	7	2.5%
Time of last diarrhoea	Did not have diarrhoea	166	59.7%	7	2.5%
	Before a month	21	7.6%	4	1.4%
	Before two weeks	25	9.0%	29	10.4%
	Within two weeks	26	9.4%	0	0.0%
Went to hospital	Yes	51	18.3%	1	0.4%
	No	187	67.3%	39	14.0%
Presence of intestinal worms	Yes	21	7.6%	0	0.0%
	No	217	78.1%	40	14.4%
Taking antiparasitic drugs	Yes	193	69.4%	36	12.9%
	No	45	16.2%	4	1.4%
School setup	Urban school	94	33.8%	7	2.5%
	Rural school	144	51.8%	33	11.9%
Age group distribution	5-10 years old	122	43.9%	28	10.1%
	11+ years old	116	41.7%	12	4.3%