Assessment of Intestinal Parasites and Its Associated Factors among Fruits and Vegetables Collected from Local Markets of Bule Hora Town, Southeast Ethiopia
Table 3
Binary logistic regression tables for factors associated with parasitic contamination of fruits and vegetables sold in Bule Hora Town, South East Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 391).
Independent variables
Presence of intestinal parasite
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Negative (%)
Positive (%)
Sex of vendors
Male
105 (70%)
45 (30%)
1
Female
144 (59.7%)
97 (40.3)
0.636 (0.412–0.982)
Vendors’ status of eating raw vegetables or fruits
Yes
116 (70.3%)
49 (29.7%)
0.604 (0.394–0.925)
0.604 (0.394–0.925)
No
133 (58.8%)
93 (41.2%)
1
1
Vendors’ status of handwashing with soap after using toilet
Yes
92 (70.2%)
39 (29.8%)
1
1
No
54 (41.9%)
75 (58.1%)
1.99 (1.274–3.108)
3.043 (1.834–5.047)
Vendors’ status of fingernail trimming
Yes
142 (57.9%)
103 (42.1%)
1
No
107 (73.3%)
39 (26.7%)
1.99 (1.274–3.108)
Washing fruits and vegetables before display
Yes
159
39
1
No
90
103
1.873 (1.234–2.842)
5.585 (3.370–9.255)
Produce type
Fruits
113
41
1
1
Vegetables
136
101
2.047 (1.318–3.179)
2.253 (1.351–3.758)
Statistical significance at < 0.05 = , COR = crude OR, AOR = adjusted OR, and CI = confidence interval.
