Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics with respect to prevalence of intestinal parasites among food handlers in food establishment areas of Mettu town.
| Variables | Total examined n (%) | Infection status n (%) | Chi-square (X2) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
| Gender | Male | 50 (36) | 19 (30.6) | 31 (40.3) | 1.378 | 0.240 |
| Female | 89 (64) | 43 (69.4) | 46 (59.7) | |||
| Personal hygiene | Good | 27 (19.4) | 3 (4.8) | 24 (31.2) | 44.320 | 0.0001 |
| Moderate | 61 (43.9) | 18 (29.0) | 43 (55.8) | |||
| Poor | 51 (36.7) | 41 (66.1) | 10 (13.0) | |||
| Hand wash habit | Yes | 57 (41) | 20 (32.3) | 37 (48.1) | 3.541 | 0.060 |
| No | 82 (59) | 42 (67.7) | 40 (51.9) | |||
| Training certified | Yes | 15 (10.8) | 6 (9.7) | 9 (11.7) | 0.144 | 0.704 |
| No | 124 (89.2) | 56 (90.3) | 68 (88.3) | |||
| Nail status | Trimmed | 60 (43.2) | 7 (11.3) | 53 (68.8) | 46.352 | 0.0001 |
| Not trimmed | 79 (56.8) | 55 (88.7) | 24 (31.2) | |||
| Medical checkup | No | 114 (82) | 55 (88.7) | 59 (76.6) | 3.401 | 0.065 |
| Yes | 25 (18) | 7 (11.3) | 18 (23.4) | |||
| Hair cover | No | 100 (71.9) | 50 (80.6) | 50 (64.9) | 4.199 | 0.040 |
| Yes | 39 (28.1) | 12 (19.4) | 27 (35.1) | |||
| Gowan cover | No | 42 (30.2) | 18 (29.0) | 24 (31.2) | 0.074 | 0.785 |
| Yes | 97 (69.8) | 44 (71.0) | 53 (68.8) | |||
| Work experience | <2 years | 76 (54.7) | 32 (42.1) | 44 (57.9) | 3.498 | 0.329 |
| 2–5 years | 42 (30.2) | 23 (54.8) | 19 (45.2) | |||
| 5–10 years | 16 (11.5) | 6 (37.5) | 10 (62.5) | |||
| >10 years | 5 (3.6) | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | |||