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Table 4 Food and drink establishments’ related characteristics of mentally disabled and non-disabled primary school students in Bahir Dar City, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 418)

From: Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among mentally disabled and non-disabled primary school students, Bahir Dar, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2018: a comparative cross-sectional study

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

Eating raw meat

<= 1 time per week

28(26.9)

X2 = 0.254, p = 0.881

61(19.4)

X2 = 4.624, P = 0.202

89(21.3)

X2 = 3.880, P = 0.275

2–3 times per week

12(11.5)

50(15.9)

62(14.8)

> 3 times per week

0(0)

15(4.8)

15(3.6)

Never

64(61.5)

188(59.9)

252(60.3)

Eating raw vegetables

<= 1 time per week

34(32.7)

X2 = 4.922, p = 0.178

49(15.6)

X2 = 11.754, P = 0.008

83(19.9)

X2 = 4.274, P = 0.233

2–3 times per week

9(8.7)

121(38.5)

130(31.1)

> 3 times per week

9(8.7)

59(18.8)

68(16.3)

Never

52(50.0)

85(27.1)

137(32.8)

Eating/consuming/street food

<= 1 time per week

61(58.7)

X2 = 4.690, p = 0.196

85(27.1)

X2 = 5.255, P = 0.154

146(34.9)

X2 = 4.113, P = 0.250

2–3 times per week

16(15.4)

94(29.9)

110(26.3)

> 3 times per week

8(7.7)

78(24.8)

86(20.6)

Never

19(18.3)

57(18.2)

76(18.2)

Cooking &sanitation water

Tape water

94(90.4)

X2 = 0.794, p = 0.373

249(79.3)

X2 = 36.351, P < 0.000

343(82.1)

X2 = 29.699, P < 0.000

Tape & well water

10(9.6)

65(20.7)

75(17.9)

  1. NB. Freq = Frequency, % = percent