Table 2 Hygiene and safety-related characteristics of mentally disabled and non-disabled primary school students’ in Bahir Dar City, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 418)
Characteristics | Students with disability status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disabled students (n = 104) | Non-Disabled Students(n = 314) | Total (n = 418) | |||||
Variables | Category | Freq (%) | X 2 , p | Freq (%) | X 2 , p | Freq (%) | X 2 , p |
Hand washing Habit | water & soap | 37(35.6) | X2 = 8.351, p = 0.004 | 144(45.9) | X2 = 30.930, P < 0.000 | 181(43.3) | X2 = 41.351, P < 0.000 |
water only | 67(64.4) | 170(54.1) | 237(56.7) | ||||
Hand washing before food | Always | 49(47.1) | X2 = 7.265, p = 0.007 | 293(93.3) | X2 = 1.187, P = 0.276 | 342(81.8) | X2 = 14.269, P < 0.000 |
Sometimes | 55(52.9) | 21(6.7) | 76(18.2) | ||||
Hand washing after latrine | Always | 40(38.5) | X2 = 5.365, p = 0.068 | 113(36.0) | X2 = 19.956, P < 0.000 | 153(36.6) | X2 = 22.789, P < 0.000 |
Sometimes | 41(39.4) | 132(42.0) | 173(41.4) | ||||
Never | 23(22.1) | 69(22.0) | 92(22.0) | ||||
Fingernail cutting | > = 2 times per week | 25(24.0) | X2 = 2981, p = 0.225 | 102(32.5) | X2 = 26.686, P < 0.000 | 127(30.4) | X2 = 18.719, P < 0.000 |
One time per week | 46(44.2) | 77(24.5) | 123(29.4) | ||||
<=1 time per 2 weeks | 33(31.7) | 96(30.6) | 129(30.9) | ||||
No need to cut | – | 39(12.4) | 39(9.3) | ||||
Fingernail cleanliness | Clean | 46(44.2) | X2 = 13.139, p < 0.000 | 238(75.8) | X2 = 34.012, P < 0.000 | 284(67.9) | X2 = 53.540, P < 0.000 |
Not clean | 58(55.8) | 76(24.2) | 134(32.1) | ||||
Shoes wearing at home | Always | 32(30.8) | X2 = 12.541, p = 0.002 | 97(30.9) | X2 = 6.362, P = 0.042 | 129(30.9) | X2 = 12.685, P = 0.002 |
Sometimes | 37(35.6) | 142(45.2) | 179(42.8) | ||||
Never | 35(33.7) | 75(23.9) | 110(26.3) | ||||
Shoe wearing at school | Always | 83(79.8) | X2 = 4.059, p = 0.044 | 314(100) | – | 397(95.0) | X2 = 8.705, P = 0.003 |
Sometimes | 21(20.2) | 0(0) | 21(5.0) | ||||
Shower taking | <=1 time per week | 77(74.0) | X2 = 1.946, p = 0.584 | 108(34.4) | X2 = 10.890, P = 0.004 | 185(44.3) | X2 = 17.756, P < 0.000 |
2 times per week | 13(12.5) | 153(48.7) | 166(39.7) | ||||
> = 3 times per week | 8(7.7) | 53(16.9) | 61(14.6) | ||||
Never | 6(5.8) | 0(0) | 6(1.4) | ||||