| Total No. (%) | Infected No. (%) | Non-infected No.(%) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
 Male | 385 (53.0) | 131 (54.8) | 254 (52.1) | 0.5 |
 Female | 341 (47.0) | 108 (45.2) | 233 (47.9) |  |
Age | ||||
 6–10 | 256 (35.3) | 109 (45.6) | 147 (30.2) | 0.00001* |
 11–14 | 271 (37.3) | 87 (36.4) | 184 (37.8) | |
 15–18 | 199 (27.4) | 43 (18.0) | 156 (32.0) | |
Educational stage | ||||
 Primary | 291 (40.1) | 133 (55.7%) | 158 (32.4) | < 0.00001* |
 Preparatory | 245 (33.7) | 67 (28.0) | 178 (36.6) | |
 Secondary | 190 (26.2) | 39 (16.3%) | 151 (31.0) | |
Residence | ||||
 Urban | 336 (46.3) | 93 (38.9) | 243 (49.9) | 0.005* |
 Rural | 390 (53.7) | 146 (61.1) | 244 (50.1) | |
Monthly family income | ||||
 < 2000 L,E | 151 (20.8) | 36 (15.1) | 115 (23.6) | 0.003* |
 2000–4000 L. E | 364 (50.1) | 140 (58.6) | 224 (46.0) | |
 >4000 L. E | 211 (29.1) | 63 (26.3) | 148 (30.4) | |
Fathers’ education | ||||
 Illiterate | 173 (23.8) | 61 (25.5) | 112 (23.0) | 0.54 |
 Primary and preparatory | 125 (17.2) | 35 (14.6) | 90 (18.5) | |
 Secondary | 268 (36.9) | 87 (36.4) | 181 (37.2) | |
 University or higher | 160 (22.1) | 56 (23.5) | 104 (21.3) | |
Mothers’ education | ||||
 Illiterate | 227 (31.3) | 81 (33.9) | 146 (30.0) | 0.02* |
 Primary and preparatory | 100 (13.8) | 28 (11.7) | 72 (14.8) | |
 Secondary | 282 (38.8) | 104 (43.5) | 178 (36.5) | |
 University or higher | 117 (16.1) | 26 (10.9) | 91 (18.7) | |
Total | 726 (100) | 239 (100) | 487 (100) | Â |