Prevalence and Determinants of Geohelminthiasis among School-Age Children in Jimma City, Ethiopia
Table 3
Water supply, sanitation, and hygiene conditions of SAC’s households and distribution of STH among the SAC in the peri-urban Kebeles of Jimma City, Ethiopia.
Variables
Categories
STH prevalence
Total n (%)
Positive n (%)
Negative n (%)
Hygiene
Hand washing before meal
Always
72 (17.6)
336 (82.4)
408 (85.3)
Often
40 (57.1)
30 (42.9)
70 (14.6)
Hand washing after defecation
Always
70 (17.1)
340 (82.9)
410 (85.8)
Often
41 (64.1)
23 (35.9)
64 (13.4)
Sometimes
1 (25)
3 (75)
4 (0.8)
Washing/peeling fruits before eating
Always
41 (16.8)
203 (81.2)
244 (51.0)
Often
47 (26.7)
129 (73.3)
176 (36.8)
Sometimes
24 (41.4)
34 (58.6)
58 (12.1)
Status finger nail
Trimmed
48 (14.6)
280 (85.4)
328 (68.6)
Untrimmed
64 (42.7)
86 (53.3)
150 (31.4)
Hand washing facility on premises
Available with soap and water
6 (22.2)
21 (77.8)
27 (6.0)
Available without soap and water
9 (29.0)
22 (71.0)
31 (6.9)
Not available
84 (21.5)
306 (78.5)
390 (87.1)
Hand washing after contact with soil
Always
54 (17.8)
250 (82.2)
304 (63.6)
Often
47 (31.5)
102 (68.5)
149 (31.2)
Sometimes
11 (47.8)
12 (52.2)
23 (4.8)
Fingernail biting/sucking habits
Yes
36 (31.9)
77 (68.1)
113 (23.6)
No
76 (20.8)
289 (79.2)
365 (55.4)
Sanitation
Latrine availability
Yes
99 (22.1)
349 (77.9)
448 (93.7)
No
13 (56.7)
17 (43.3)
30 (6.3)
Status of the latrine facilities
Improved
41 (14.9)
234 (85.1)
275 (57.5)
Unimproved
71 (35.0)
132 (65.0)
203 (42.5)
Shoe wearing habit
Always
30 (15.1)
169 (84.9)
199 (41.6)
Often
70 (27.8)
182 (72.2)
252 (52.7)
Sometimes
12 (46.2)
14 (53.8)
26 (5.4)
Water source
Drinking water source
Protected/improved
111 (23.9)
353 (76.1)
464 (97.1)
Unprotected
1 (7.1)
13 (92.9)
14 (2.9)
Water source for domestic use
Protected/improved
98 (23.2)
325 (76.8)
423 (88.5)
Unprotected
14 (25.5)
41 (74.5)
55 (11.5)
Waste disposal
Proper solid waste disposal
Yes
9 (16.7)
45 (83.3)
54 (11.3)
No
103 (24.3)
321 (75.7)
424 (88.7)
Proper liquid waste disposal
Yes
3 (27.3)
8 (72.7)
11 (2.3)
No
109 (23.3)
358 (76.7)
467 (97.7)
Improved toilet facilities include traditional pit latrines with slab, ventilated pit latrines, and flush latrines. Unimproved toilet facilities include pit latrines without slab. Protected water source includes tap water, tube hole/borehole, and protected well/spring. Unprotected water source includes unprotected hole/spring and surface water.
