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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of food handlers in Aksum Town, Northern Ethiopia. (Sep-Nov 2015), (n = 400)

From: Prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasites among food handlers of food and drinking establishments in Aksum Town, Northern Ethiopia

Variables

Diagnosis for at least one parasite

P-value

Negative

Positive

 

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

 

Age

18–20 years

64

18.7

11

19.0

0.400

21–30 years

237

69.3

36

62.1

31–40 years

31

9.1

9

15.5

> 40 years

10

2.9

2

3.4

Sex

Female

245

71.6

45

77.6

0.300

Male

97

28.4

13

22.4

Religion

Orthodox

331

96.8

58

100.0

0.100

Muslim

11

3.2

0

0.0

Education

Illiterate

46

13.45

22

38.00

≤ 0.001

Primary school

70

20.46

10

17.24

Secondary school or above

226

66.08

26

44.82

Monthly income

< 30 USD

129

37.7

33

56.9

0.030

[30–65) USD

181

52.9

23

39.7

[65–109) USD

28

8.2

2

3.4

≥ 109 USD

4

1.2

0

0.0

Service year

< 1 year

68

19.9

14

24.1

0.600

1–5 year

223

65.2

34

58.6

6–10 year

51

14.9

10

17.2