Table 4 Health condition of school age children in rural primary schools of East Dembia district, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 821), 2020
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
History of Illness | Yes | 150 | 18.3 |
No | 671 | 81.7 | |
Types of illness | Diarrheal and intestinal parasite disease | 101 | 12.3 |
Malaria | 47 | 4.9 | |
Others | 9 | 1.1 | |
Loss of appetite due to illness | Yes | 60 | 40 |
No | 90 | 60 | |
Intestinal parasite infestation | Infected | 158 | 19.2 |
Not infected | 663 | 80.8 | |
No | 135 | 16.4 |