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Table 3 Hygiene and sanitation status of the study subjects in Boricha and Dale districts, Sidama Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 701)

From: Status of active trachoma infection among school children who live in villages of open field defecation: a comparative cross-sectional study

Variables

ODF Status

ODF N(%)

Non ODF N(%)

X2; p value

Trachoma infection

Yes

83 (67.5%)

40 (32.5%)

17.496, 0.000

No

270 (46.7%)

308 (53.3%)

Ocular discharge

Yes

72 (53.3%)

63 (46.7%)

0.593; 0.441

No

281 (49.6%)

285 (50.4%)

 

Nasal discharge

Yes

52 (51.5%)

49 (48.5%)

0.06; 0.8

No

301 (50.2%)

299 (49.8%)

 

Fly on face

Yes

32 (55.2%)

26 (44.8%)

0.587; 0.444

No

321 (49.9%)

322 (50.1%)

 

Finger cleanliness

Yes

150 (46.9%)

170 (53.1%)

2.855; .091

No

203 (53.3%)

178 (46.7%)

 

cloth cleanliness

Yes

155 (47.5%)

171 (52.5%)

1.926; 0.165

No

198 (52.8%)

177 (47.2%)

 
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