Table 1.

Characteristics of children in Abchikeli and Ayalew Mekonnen elementary, northwest Ethiopia, February and March 2010

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Age in years	5-9	175	45.6
	10-14	209	54.4
Sex	Male	172	44.8
	Female	212	55.2
Helminth infection	Yes	211	54.9
	No	173	45.1
Nutrition status	Undernourished	124	67.7
	Normal	264	32.3
Anaemic status	Anaemic	41	10.7
	Not anaemic	343	89.3
Family	1 to 3	207	53.9
Size	4-6	123	32.0
	≥7	54	14.1
Fathers	Literate	182	47.4
education	Illiteratea	202	52.6
Mothers	Literate	143	37.2
education	Illiteratea	241	62.8
Drinking	Tap	131	34.1
water	Well	148	38.5
sources	River/spring	105	27.4
Hand	Yes	361	94.0
Washing habit before eating	No	23	6.0
Shoe	Yes	86	22.4
Wearing	No	298	77.6
Presence	Yes	151	39.2
of latrine	No	233	60.7
House	Cement	21	5.5
Floor	Earthen	263	94.5
Residence	Urban	137	35.7
	Rural	247	64.3
Grade	1 to 3	279	72.7
	3 to 6	105	27.3
Religion	Christian	366	95.3
	Muslim	18	4.7

Iliterate^a= can not read and write