Table 1.

Sociodemographic, behavioral characteristics of schoolchildren in Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.

Variables, n = 786	Frequency, n (%)	Variables, n = 786	Frequency, n (%)
Sex		Household latrine availability
Male	374 (47.6)	Yes	524 (66.7)
Female	412 (52.4)	No	262 (33.3)
Age		Habit of wearing shoe
≤7	17 (2.2)	Wearing slipper	699 (88.9)
8-11	537 (68.3)	Wearing closed shoe	79 (10.1)
>11	232 (29.5)	Never wear	8 (1)
Study sites		Habit of taking baths in rivers
Maksegnit	172 (21.9)	Never	234 (29.8)
Debark	83 (10.6)	Yes	552 (70.2)
Sanja	255 (32.4)	History of taking antihelminthiasis
Chuahit	276 (35.1)	Yes	655 (83.3)
Grade		No	131 (16.7)
1-4	207 (26.3)	Source of water
5-8	579 (73.7)	Not treated	303 (38.5)
		Treated	483 (61.5)