Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Endoparasites among Under-Five Children in Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Debre Tabor, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Characteristics of food, personal, and environmental hygiene of participants at Debre Tabor comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 ().

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Are dinning utensils clean?
Yes	217	84.11
No	41	15.89
Do you wash your hands after using the toilet before touching your child?
Always	150	58.14
Sometimes	108	41.86
Does your child eat raw or unwashed vegetables and fruits?
Always	173	67.05
Sometimes	76	29.46
Never	9	3.49
Your child meal
Always fresh	134	51.94
Sometimes fresh	101	39.15
Rarely fresh	23	8.91
Do you trim your child’s nails when they grow?
Always	165	63.95
Sometimes	93	36.05
Does your child take food other than breast milk before the age of six months?
Yes	132	51.16
No	126	48.84
Your child’s playing ground
Not clean	162	62.79
Clean	96	37.21
What is your source of drinking water?
Tap water	234	90.70
Stream water	24	9.30
The type of toilet you have
Open defecation	8	3.10
Public	29	11.24
Private	221	85.66
Walking on bare foot
Yes	41	15.89
No	217	84.11
Knowledge of the mode of transmission
Contaminated food	108	41.86
Contaminated water	98	37.98
Both	52	20.16