Intestinal parasites prevalence and related factors in school children, a western city sample-Turkey

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Important socio-demographic characteristics, housing conditions and hygienic habits of children

Characteristics		No	%
Socio-demographic characteristics
Residence	Urban	258	56.6
	Rural	198	43.4
Gender	Female	232	50.9
	Male	224	49.1
Education of mother	No education/primary school incomplete	68	19.0
	Primary/secondary school	269	75.4
	High school and more	20	5.6
Education of father	No education/primary school incomplete	21	5.8
	Primary/secondary school	292	81.4
	High school and more	46	12.8
Housing conditions
	Owner	239	66.0
	3 rooms and less	154	43.5
	4 rooms and more	200	56.5
	1 toilet	180	49.9
	2 and more toilet	181	50.1
	5 and less people living in	267	74.4
	6 and more people living in	92	25.6
	Municipal water network	232	68.6
Hygienic habits
Type of toilet commonly used	Modern style	86	26.5
	Traditional style	135	41.5
	Both	104	32.0
Toilet paper	Always	206	57.1
	Sometimes	105	29.1
	Never	50	13.9
Washing anal area by hands after defecation	Yes	138	39.4
	No	212	60.6
Washing hands with soap after toilet	Always	308	85.3
	Sometimes	51	14.1
	Never	2	0.6
Taking a bath	Once a day	18	5.2
	Three times a week	161	46.1
	Once a week or less	170	48.7

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