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Table 4.

Maternal Practices Regarding Intestinal Parasitic Infestation Prevention and Control Mechanisms in Sekota Town, Ethiopia, 2018/19

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Does your child have any stool examination history?	Yes	252	66.7
Does your child have any stool examination history?	No	126	33.3
Do you wash your child's hands before any meal time?	Yes	295	78.0
Do you wash your child's hands before any meal time?	No	83	22.0
Do you wash your child's hands after any meal time?	Yes	286	75.7
Do you wash your child's hands after any meal time?	No	92	24.3
Do you cut your child's nails?	Yes	248	65.6
Do you cut your child's nails?	No	130	34.4
Did you give drugs to your child for prevention of intestinal parasites?	Yes	197	52.1
	No	181	47.9
Do you use chemically treated/tap water to prevent intestinal parasitic infection?	Yes	278	73.5
	No	100	26.5
Do you wash your child's hands after defecation?	Yes	243	64.3
Do you wash your child's hands after defecation?	No	135	35.7
Has your child ever been diagnosed with intestinal parasitic infection?	Yes	94	24.9
	No	284	75.1
Do you use soap to clean utensils?	Yes	243	64.3
Do you use soap to clean utensils?	No	135	35.7
Did you wash before cooking meals?	Yes	327	86.5
Did you wash before cooking meals?	No	51	13.5
Do you wash fruits and raw vegetables thoroughly before eating?	Yes	269	71.2
	No	109	28.8