Research Article

The Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Their Associated Factors among Diabetes Mellitus Patients at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of diabetes mellitus patients at the University of Gondar Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2018.

VariableFrequencyPercent

SexMale16369.66
Female7130.34

Age15-307029.9
31-459038.46
>457431.62

ReligionChristian21792.74
Muslim177.26

MarriageSingle4418.8
Married16670.94
Divorced145.98
Separated104.27

ResidenceUrban12955.13
Rural10544.87

EducationUnable to read and write7632.48
Primary school5021.37
High school3414.53
Above high school7431.62

OccupationGovernment employed5523.5
Private employed4720.09
Daily laborer177.26
Farmer6628.21
Merchant3816.24
Student114.7

Monthly income<500239.83
500-15008737.18
1501-30004619.66
3001-50005222.22
>50002611.11