Predictors of Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Goba Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020

Table 3

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of predictors (personal hygiene variables) for parasite infection among food handler’s working in Goba town, Ethiopia, 2020 ().

Variables	Infection		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Negative	Positive
Fingernail status
Trimmed	90 (31.2)	29 (10.1)	1	1
Not trimmed	100 (34.7)	69 (23.9)	5.9 (2.52, 8.55)	2.3 (1.14, 4.34)
Hand washing after toilet with water and soap
Yes	107 (37.1)	11 (3.8)	1	1
No	83 (28.8)	87 (30.2)	4.4 (2.14, 19.30)	4.6 (0.16, 12.09)
Hand washing before food handling with water and soap
Yes	98 (34)	23 (8)	1	1
No	92 (31.9)	76 (26.3)	3.19 (2.52, 8.55)	3.06 (1.16, 7.26)
Working when suffering from diseases like cough and skin
Yes	112 (38.9)	34 (11.8)	1	1
No	78 (27.1)	64 (22.2)	0.6 (0.16, 0.89)	0.5 (0.34, 9.05)

Note: statistically significant at value < 0.05, 1 = reference.