Characteristics Number (n) STH infection n (%) X² P-value

Age groups

18 - 24 31 5 (16.1%)

25 - 30 56 4 (16.0%) 6.69 0.678

31 - 36 23 1 (4.2%)

37 - 42 10 0 (0.0%)

Education

No education 2 0 (0.0%)

Primary school 16 4 (26.7%) 13.59 0.168

Secondary school 79 5 (6.3%)

Tertiary institution 23 1 (4.2%)

Marital status

Never married 6 1 (16.7%) 0.852 0.837

Married 114 9 (7.9%)

Ethnicity

Yoruba 97 9 (9.3%)

Hausa 5 0 (0.0%) 30.15 0.000**

Igbo 14 1 (7.1%)

Others 4 0 (0.0%)

Religion

Islam 66 4 (6.0%) 4.07 0.272

Christian 54 6 (11.3%)

Occupation

Unemployed 24 0 (0.0%)

Trader 48 2 (4.2%)

Artisan 19 4 (21.0%) 20.43 0.156

Civil servant 5 1 (20.0%)

Private employment 22 2 (9.1%)

Others 2 1 (50.0%)