Gender |
Male | 524 (55.2%) | 29 (41.4%) | 524 (5.5%) | 0.036 | 0.075 | 0.018* |
Female | 426 (44.8%) | 41 (58.6%) | 426 (9.6%) | 0.069 | 0.125 |
Residency |
Urban | 702 (73.9%) | 48 (68.6%) | 702 (6.8%) | 0.049 | 0.090 | 0.322 |
Rural | 248 (26.1%) | 22 (31.4%) | 248 (8.9%) | 0.054 | 0.125 |
Age group |
15–18 | 87 (9.2%) | 4 (5.7%) | 87 (4.6%) | 0.009 | 0.090 | 0.76 |
19–25 | 311 (32.7%) | 24 (34.3%) | 311 (7.7%) | 0.048 | 0.108 |
26–35 | 328 (34.5%) | 26 (37.1%) | 328 (7.9%) | 0.050 | 0.110 |
36–45 | 157 (16.5%) | 13 (18.6%) | 157 (8.3%) | 0.00 | 0.100 |
> 45 | 67 (7.1%) | 3 (4.3%) | 67 (4.5%) | 0.00 | 0.308 |
Educational level |
Primary school | 298 (31.4%) | 25 (35.7%) | 298 (8.4%) | 0.053 | 0.115 | 0.73 |
Secondary and high school | 448 (47.2%) | 31 (44.3%) | 448 (6.9%) | 0.044 | 0.096 |
Bachelor | 204 (21.5%) | 14 (20%) | 204 (6.9%) | 0.036 | 0.107 |
Family size |
1–2 | 92 (9.7%) | 5 (7.1%) | 92 (5.4%) | 0.011 | 0.105 | 0.563 |
3–4 | 228 (24%) | 13 (18.6%) | 228 (5.7%) | 0.028 | 0.086 |
5–6 | 301 (31.7%) | 24 (34.3%) | 301 (8%) | 0.050 | 0.112 |
> 6 | 329 (34.6%) | 28 (40%) | 329 (8.5%) | 0.055 | 0.116 |
Income status |
Poor | 355 (37.4%) | 39 (55.7%) | 355 (11%) | 0.078 | 0.142 | 0.004* |
Middle class | 594 (62.5%) | 31 (44.3%) | 594 (5.2%) | 0.033 | 0.069 |
Wealthy | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0%) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Source of water supply |
Chlorinated water | 646 (68%) | 39 (55.7%) | 646 (6%) | 0.042 | 0.079 | 0.062 |
Well water | 302 (31.8%) | 31 (44.3%) | 302 (10.3%) | 0.068 | 0.138 |
Others | 2 (0.2%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0%) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Eating out of home |
Never | 259 (27.3%) | 17 (24.3%) | 259 (6.6%) | 0.039 | 0.096 | 0.857 |
Sometimes | 310 (32.6%) | 24 (34.3%) | 310 (7.7%) | 0.045 | 0.110 |
Always | 381 (40.1%) | 29 (41.4%) | 381 (7.6%) | 0.050 | 0.104 |
History of taking medications |
In the last 2 weeks | 140 (14.7%) | 6 (8.6%) | 140 (4.3%) | 0.013 | 0.075 | 0.161 |
More than 2 weeks | 810 (85.3) | 64 (91.4%) | 810 (7.9%) | 0.059 | 0.098 |
Hygiene practice |
Washing vegetables and fruits | 920 (96.8%) | 66 (94.3%) | 920 (7.2%) | 0.055 | 0.088 | 0.204 |
Eating raw unwashed vegetables and fruits | 30 (3.2%) | 4 (5.7%) | 30 (13.3%) | 0.029 | 0.263 |