Volume 29, Number 12—December 2023
Research
Cross-Sectional Study of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases in Black Belt Region of Alabama, USA
Claudette Poole
, Troy Barker, Richard Bradbury, Drew Capone, Amy Hutson Chatham, Sukwan Handali, Eduardo Rodriguez, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, and Joe Brown
, Troy Barker, Richard Bradbury, Drew Capone, Amy Hutson Chatham, Sukwan Handali, Eduardo Rodriguez, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, and Joe Brown
Table 1
Characteristics of 777 participants based on self-administered surveys conducted in Lowndes, Wilcox, and Perry Counties, Alabama, USA, December 2019–August 2022*
| Characteristic | No. (%) | No. missing |
|---|---|---|
| Age, y, mean (SD), median (range)† |
10.6 (4.4), 11 (2–18) |
7 |
| Years living in current house, mean (SD), median (range) |
8.1 (4.8), 8.0 (0–18.0) |
18 |
| Sex | ||
| F | 393 (50.8) | 4 |
| M |
380 (49.2) |
|
| Race | ||
| Black or African American | 734 (95.2) | 6 |
| White | 21 (2.7) | |
| Unknown | 2 (0.3) | |
| Prefer not to answer |
14 (1.8) |
|
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 (1.6) | 89 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 635 (92.3) | |
| Unknown | 6 (0.9) | |
| Prefer not to answer |
36 (5.2) |
|
| County of residence | ||
| Wilcox | 352 (45.3) | |
| Lowndes | 132 (17.0) | |
| Perry |
293 (37.7) |
|
| Animals | ||
| Dogs | 331 (43.3) | 13 |
| Cats | 121 (15.8) | |
| Pigs | 7 (0.9) | |
| None | 380 (49.7) | |
| Other (horse, chicken) |
10 (1.3) |
|
| Contact with soil | ||
| Never | 233 (30.3) | 8 |
| Less than once a month | 323 (42.0) | |
| At least monthly | 191 (24.8) | |
| Not sure |
22 (2.9) |
|
| Eat produce from home garden | ||
| Yes | 357 (46.7) | 13 |
| No |
407 (53.3) |
|
| Traveled outside the United States in past 5 y | ||
| Yes | 14 (1.8) | 13 |
| No |
750 (98.2) |
|
| Sewer connection | 227 (29.6) | 11 |
| Septic tank | 312 (40.7) | |
| Cess pit | 2 (0.3) | |
| Straight-pipe | 94 (12.3) | |
| Don’t know | 125 (16.3) | |
| Other |
6 (0.8) |
|
| Sewage contamination of property in the past year | ||
| Yes | 62 (8.4) | 35 |
| No | 680 (91.6) | |
| If yes, where was the contamination? | ||
| Inside the house | 13 (24.5) | 9 |
| In the yard |
40 (75.5) |
|
| Payment of water bill | ||
| Yes | 643 (83.3) | 5 |
| No | 123 (15.8) | |
| Don’t know |
6 (0.8) |
|
| Amount of screen time daily | ||
| <2 h | 128 (16.8) | 13 |
| 2–4 h | 336 (44.0) | |
| >4 h |
300 (39.3) |
|
| Believe screen time prevents child from playing outdoors | ||
| Yes | 179 (23.6) | 20 |
| No |
578 (76.4) |
|
| No. stools received | ||
| 0 | 73 (9.4) | |
| 1 | 8 (1.0) | |
| 2 | 20 (2.6) | |
| 3 | 676 (87.0) |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. †Age was calculated on the basis of time between (self-reported) date of birth and date of form completion.
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