Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among street children in Jimma town; south West Ethiopia in 2019: a cross sectional study

Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of street children included in the study in Jimma town, 2019

Characteristics	Categories		Frequencies (n = 312)	Percentages
Sex	Male		284	91%
	Female		28	9%
	Total		312	100%
Ethnicity	Oromo		242	77.6%
	Amhara		17	5.4%
	Dawro		30	9.6%
	Keficho		18	5.8%
	Guraghe		4	1.6%
	Tigre		1	0.3%
	Total		312	100%
Birth area	Urban		83	26.6%
	Rural		229	73.4%
	Total		312	100%
Educational status	Never joined		79	25.3%
	Able to read and write		23	7.4%
	Grade 1–4		155	49.7%
	Grade 5–8		55	17.6%
	Total		312	100%
Current school attendance	Yes		19	6.1%
	No		293	93.9
	Total		312	100%
Working on the street	Yes		309	99%
	No		3	1%
	Total		312	100%
Type of income generating works	Carrying goods	Yes	226	72.4%
		No	83	26.6%
		Total	309	100%
	Begging	Yes	36	11.6%
		No	273	88.4%
		Total	309	100%
	Street trade	Yes	84	27.2%
		No	225	72.8%
		Total	309	100%
	Car washing and protection	Yes	85	27.3%
		No	224	72.7%
		Total	309	100%
Income	≤ 30 ETB		142	45.5%
	31–50 ETB		122	39.1%
	≥51 ETB		48	15.4%
	Total		312	100%
Reasons to live on the street	Search of job	Yes	148	47.4%
		No	164	52.6%
		Total	312	100%
	Peer pressure	Yes	90	28.8%
		No	222	71.2%
		Total	312	100%
	Death of parents	Yes	76	24.4%
		No	236	75.6%
		Total	312	100%
	Home violence	Yes	72	23.1%
		No	240	76.9%
		Total	312	100%

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