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Table 2 The cure rate of S. stercoralis-infected individuals

From: Effectiveness of Ivermectin treatment among adult patients infected with Strongyloides stercoralis in East Gojam zone, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Categories

Cured, n (%)

Not Cured, n (%)

p-value

Sex

Male

85(85.8)

14(14.2)

0.047

Female

86(94.4)

5(5.6)

Resident

Rural

110(86.6)

17(13.4)

0.027

Urban

61(96.8)

2(3.2)

Age group

(years)

15–30

40(97.5)

1(2.5)

0.001

31–45

50(96.2)

2(3.8)

46–60

40(93)

3(7)

> 60

41(75.9)

13(24.1)

Total

 

171(90)

19(10)

 
  1. n = number of individuals; %=percentage