Assessment of Intestinal Parasites, Enteric Bacterial Infections, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility among Street Food Handlers in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia
Table 2
Binary logistic regression for factors associated with intestinal parasites or enteric bacterial infections among street food handlers in Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia (n = 260), Oct–Dec 2020.
Independent variables
Presence of intestinal parasite or bacteria
COR (95%CI)
AOR (95%CI)
Positive no (%)
Negative no (%)
Eating raw vegetable or fruit
No
43 (39.4%)
66 (60.6%)
1
Yes
71 (47%)
80 (53%)
1.362 (0.826,2.245)
Washing hands with soap after toilet
Yes
39 (29.8%)
92 (70.2%)
1
No
75 (58.1%)
54 (41.9%)
3.276 (1.963–5.470)
3.342 (1.939–5.761)
Trimming finger nails
Yes
39 (30.5%)
89 (69.5%)
1
No
75 (56.8%)
57 (43.2%)
3.003 (1.803–5.001)
2.884 (1.682–4.945)
Shoe wearing habit
Always
92 (42%)
127 (58%)
1
Sometimes
22 (53.7%)
19 (46.3%)
1.598 (0.818–3.123)
Main source of water for washing clothes and cooking
