Parasitic Contamination of Fruits and Vegetables Collected from Selected Local Markets of Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Chi-square test of factors associated with parasitic contamination of fruits and vegetables sold in selected markets of Jimma Town from April 22 to May 14, 2013.

Variables	Result of parasitological analysis			value
	Pos (%)	Total
Market
HirmataMerkato	62 (68.9)	90	13.937	0.003
Bishishe	59 (65.6)	90
Agip	46 (51.1)	90
Kochi	41 (45.6)	90
Total	208 (57.8)	360
Kind of produce
Salad	35 (77.8)	45	15.85	0.027
Green pepper	24 (53.3)	45
Cabbage	31 (68.9)	45
Lettuce	25 (55.6)	45
Carrot	28 (62.2)	45
Tomato	21 (46.7)	45
Banana	23 (51.1)	45
Mango	21 (46.7)	45
Total	208 (57.8)	360
Sources of the produces
Farmers	56 (62.2)	90	2.723	0.256
Middle men	139 (57.7)	241
Private garden	13 (44.8)	29
Total	208 (57.8)	360
Market type
Grocery	32 (59.3)	54	0.057	0.811
Open market	176 (57.5)	306
Total	208 (57.8)	360
Washed before display
Yes	37 (38.1)	97	20.980	0.000
No	171 (65)	263
Total	208 (57.8)	360
Water source for washing purpose
Pipe water	21 (35%)	60	1.772	0.412
Well water	14 (48.3)	29
River water	2 (28.6)	7
Total	37 (38.5)	96
Means of display
On the floor	146 (58.6)	249	0.870	0.833
On shelf in shop	9 (60)	15
On tables	47 (56.6)	83
On wheel barrow	6 (46.2)	13
Total	208 (57.8)	360
Handled by vendor who has
No formal education	109 (58.6)	186	0.336	0.845
Primary education	82 (57.7)	142
Secondary education	17 (53.1)	32
Total	208 (57.8)	360