Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors among Adolescents and Adults in Bibugn Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants (n = 641) in Bibugn Woreda, East Gojjam, Ethiopia, from February to September 2021.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Female	235	36.7
	Male	406	63.3
Age group in years	15–18	45	7.0
	19–30	187	29.2
	31–50	292	45.6
	>50	117	18.3
Address (kebele)	Debresina Asmare	125	19.5
	Digo Kanta	280	43.7
	Ded Eyesus	236	36.8
Educational status	Illiterate	421	65.7
	Primary school	111	17.3
	Secondary school	91	14.2
	College and above	18	2.8
Occupational status	Farmer	541	84.4
	Student	80	12.5
	Merchant	11	1.7
	Government employee	9	1.4
Family size	≤5	451	70.4
	>5	190	29.6