Table 4.
Hygiene practices of the study participants from Bule Hora Town, Ethiopia.
| Variable | Unit | Number (N) | % | χ 2 | Degree of freedom | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice of hand washing | Always | 117 | 86.0 | 62.067 | 1 | 0.001 |
| Sometimes | 11 | 8.1 | ||||
| Rarely | 8 | 5.9 | ||||
| Facility of washing toilet | Yes | 66 | 48.5 | 7.732 | 1 | 0.005 |
| No | 70 | 51.5 | ||||
| Nail trimming practice | Yes | 123 | 90.4 | 62.914 | 1 | 0.05 |
| No | 13 | 9.5 | ||||
| Wearing of protective clothes | Yes | 92 | 67.6 | 39.141 | 1 | 0.001 |
| No | 44 | 32.4 |
∗χ2 = chi-square; P = level of significance; P ≤ 0.05 indicates that the relationship is significant.