Table 2 Dietary intake, hygiene and sanitation of the primary school students, Meket Woreda, April 2015 (n = 1091)
Variables | SFP schools = 718 | Non SFP schools = 373 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency of food intake at home per 24 h | |||
1times | 16 (2.2) | 21 (5.6) | 0.006 |
> 1times | 702 (97.8) | 352 (94.4) | |
Frequent diet the child take at home | |||
Shero | 592 (82.5) | 120 (32.2) | < 0.001 |
Shero, kik, meat, vegetable and milk | 126 (17.5) | 253 (67.8) | |
Source of drinking water | |||
River/spring | 642 (89.4) | 189 (50,7) | < 0.001 |
Pipe/protected spring | 76 (10.6) | 184 (49.3) | |
Use latrine | |||
Yes | 416 (57.9) | 340 (91.2) | < 0.001 |
No | 302 (42.1) | 33 (8.8) | |
The child wash his/her hands with soap before eating | |||
Yes | 222 (30.9) | 54 (14.5) | < 0.001 |
No | 496 (69.1) | 319 (85.5) | |