Table 4 Prevalence of lymphatic filariasis in relation to occupation, residency, name and causes in Imobi, Ijebu East Local Government Area
Occupation | Microscopy result | p value 0.05 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Positive (%) | Negative (%) | ||
Student | 6 (33.3) | 12 (66.7) | |
Trader | 4 (9.0) | 40 (91.0) | |
Farmer | 35 (23.6) | 113 (76.4) | |
Artisan | 3 (15.0) | 17 (85.0) | |
Civil servant | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | |
Unemployed | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) | |
Retired | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80) | 0.258 |
Educational status | |||
Primary | 68 | 27.6 | |
Secondary | 93 | 37.8 | |
Tertiary | 4 | 1.6 | |
No formal education | 59 | 24.0 | |
No response | 22 | 8.9 | 0.490 |
History of residence | |||
< 1 year | 3 | 42.9 | |
1–6 years | 6 | 21.4 | |
> 10 years | 34 | 18.2 | 0.027 |