Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Factors among Presumptive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients at Debre Tabor Referral Hospital, South Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Behavioral and clinical characteristics of the presumptive PTB patients attending at Debre Tabor Referral Hospital, South Gondar, Ethiopia, 2021 ().

Variables	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Do you always wear shoes?
Yes	146	46.2
No	170	53.8
Where is the water source
Spring	123	39
Pipe	142	45
River	51	16
Do you have a latrine
Yes	188	59.5
No	128	40.5
The habit of eating raw meat
Yes	165	52.2
No	151	47.8
The habit of eating unwashed vegetables
Yes	47	14.5
No	269	85.5
Handwash habit before and after meal
Yes	305	96.5
No	11	3.5
Handwash habit after defecation
Yes	29	9.2
No	287	90.8
History of diarrhea in the last month
Yes	136	43
No	180	57
Do you know HIV status
Yes	123	38.9
No	193	61.1
History of previous PTB treatment
Yes	4	1.3
No	312	98.7