Table 5.

Demographic characteristics associated with parasite infection of the study participants from Bule Hora Town, Ethiopia.

Variable	Unit	Number (N)	Frequency of parasite infection	% of parasite infection	χ 2	P value
Catering establishments	Hotels	39	16	45.7	35.436	0.227
	Bar and restaurants	19	8	42.1
	Cafe and restaurants	12	8	66.7
	Dining rooms	49	24	49.0
	Cafes	7	5	45.5
	Food and groceries	11	1	14.3
	Cafeteria	3	1	33.3
Gender	Male	46	23	50.0	8.356	0.138
	Female	90	40	44.4
Age (years)	15-20	12	07	58.3	10.644	0.386
	21-30	116	52	44.8
	31-40	8	4	50.0
Educational level	Primary	8	1	12.5	7.700	0.658
	Secondary	95	48	50.5
	Tertiary	33	14	42.4
Marital status	Single	93	50	50.0	28.860	0.236
	Married	39	11	28.2
	Divorced	4	2	50.0
Household population size	1	24	12	50.0	12.193	0.543
	2-3	17	6	35.2
	None	2	00	00.0

^∗χ² = chi-square; P = level of significance; P ≤ 0.05 indicates that the relationship is significant.