Table 2.

Distribution of intestinal parasite among under five children in relation with socio-demographic and hygiene practices, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia, February, 2014

Variables	Category	Parasite infection		X2	P value
		Positive	Negative
Sex
Female		23	106	0.033	0.855
Male		20	98
Frequent hand washing practice
Yes		17	148	17.5	0.00
No		26	56
Eating unwashed vegetable
Yes		8	43	0.133	0.716
No		35	161
Nail trimming
Yes		15	133	13.6	0.00
No		28	71
Maternal education
Illiterate		19	50	7.0	0.03
Primary		14	82
Secondary and above		10	72
Source of drinking water
Pipe		30	172	6.5	0.039
Well		6	20
River		7	12
Age in years
≤ 2		14	64	0.042	0.979
2–3		12	56
3–5		17	84

X² Chi square