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Table 2 Sanitation, hygeine practice and medical condition of study participants (n = 320)

From: Intestinal parasite infections and associated factors among inmates of Arba Minch prison, southern Ethiopia: cross sectional study

Variables

Categories

No.

%

Having hand practice after toilet

Yes

300

93.8

No

20

6.3

Frequency hand washing after toilet

Always

121

37.8

Most of time

77

24.1

Some times

94

29.4

Rarely

11

3.4

Using soap for washing hand

Yes

158

52.7

No

142

47.3

Hand washing practice after handling soil

Yes

293

91.6

No

27

8.4

Eat vegetables before washing

Yes

262

81.9

No

58

18.1

Eat raw or undercooked meat

Yes

52

16.3

No

268

83.8

Finger nail of participant

Trimmed

215

67.2

Not trimmed

105

32.8

Frequency of shoe wearing

Always

153

7.8

Most of time

57

17.8

Some times

105

32.8

Rarely

5

1.6

Source of drinking water

Tanker

305

95.3

Pipe

15

4.7

Waste disposal container in the inmates room

Yes

289

90.3

No

31

9.7

Open defecation practice

Yes

6

1.9

No

314

98.1

Having of chronic diseases

Yes

54

16.9

No

266

83.1

Type of chronic diseases (n = 54)

HIV

10

3.1

DM

6

1.9

CVI

25

7.8

Hypertension

11

3.4