Table 4. Chi- square analysis, factors associated with the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among patients of Jimma health center, Southwest, Ethiopia.
| Variables | Categories | Parasitic Infection | x2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive N (%) | Negative N (%) | ||||
| Sex | Male | 23(18.7) | 100(81.3) | 0.3888 | 0.532922 |
| Female | 56(24.5) | 205(78.5) | |||
| Educational status | Illiterate | 9(18) | 41(82%) | 3.8911 | 0.420944 |
| 1–4 | 17(21.25) | 63(78.75) | |||
| 5–8 | 40(24.1) | 126(75.9) | |||
| 9–12 | 12(16.2) | 62(84.8) | |||
| >12 | 1(7.1) | 13(92.85) | |||
| Shoe wearing habits | Always | 64(18.8) | 277(81.2) | 6.3622 | 0.04154a |
| Sometimes | 14(34.1) | 27(65.85) | |||
| Not at all | 1(50) | 1(50%) | |||
| Status of fingernail | Trimmed | 56(15.7) | 299(84.2) | 66.2318 | 0.00001a |
| Not trimmed | 23(79.3) | 6(20.7) | |||
| Hand washing before a meal | Always | 3(25) | 9(75) | 6.2553 | 0.04382a |
| Sometimes | 21(14.1) | 128 | |||
| Not at all | 55(24.7) | 168(75.3) | |||
| Hand washing after defecation | Always | 5(26.3) | 14(73.7) | 15.7892 | 0.000373a |
| Sometimes | 30(13.6) | 191(86.4) | |||
| Not at all | 44(30.6) | 100(69.4) | |||
| Source of water for bathing | Well | 5(83.3) | 1(16.7) | 15.7603 | 0.000378a |
| Spring | 3(33.3) | 6(66.7) | |||
| Pipe | 71(19.2) | 298(80.7) | |||
| Source of water for drinking | Pipe | 74(19.8) | 300(80.2) | 5.4411 | 0.019668a |
| Spring | 5(50) | 5(50) | |||
| Latrine availability | Yes | 78(20.4) | 304(79.6) | 1.0654 | 0.301978 |
| No | 1(50) | 1(50) | |||
| Latrine usage | Always | 71(20) | 284(80) | 1.9792 | 0.159471 |
| Sometimes | 9(31) | 20(69) | |||
| Fruit washing before eating | Always | 5(29.4) | 12(70.6) | 5.7734 | 0.05576 |
| Sometimes | 71(19.6) | 291(80.4) | |||
| Not at all | 3(60) | 2(40) | |||
a = statistically significant (p<0.05).