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Studies in different areas of Ethiopia have shown a high prevalence of IPIs in poor families. A similar study has not been conducted in Sasiga District given that the area is possibly at high-risk of IPIs due to the prevailing risk factors. This study is aimed at assessing the prevalence of IPIs and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in Sasiga District, southwest Ethiopia. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2018 to March 2019 to estimate the prevalence of IPIs and associated risk factors among the study participants. A total of 383 children were selected using resident-type and grade-level stratified systematic random sampling technique. Stool samples were examined microscopically using direct wet mount and formal-ether concentration techniques. A structured questionnaire was used to get information on the associated risk factors. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 and<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><\/mml:math>value of \u22640.05 was taken as statistically significant. The overall prevalence of IPIs among the children was 62.4% (239\/383). Single, double, and triple infections were 49.9%, 10.7%, and 1.83%, respectively. Residence, family income, place of defecation, source of drinking water, shoe-wearing habit, handwashing habit after toilet use, ways of waste disposal, and cleanliness of fingernail were the most important predictors of IPIs (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>0.05<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>).<jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>(22.7% (87\/383)) and hookworms (20.6% (79\/383)) were the most prevalent parasites, followed by<jats:italic>Entamoeba histolytica<\/jats:italic>(8.1%),<jats:italic>Trichuris trichiura<\/jats:italic>(7.6%),<jats:italic>Giardia intestinalis<\/jats:italic>(6.5%),<jats:italic>Hymenolepis nana<\/jats:italic>(5.7%), and<jats:italic>Schistosoma mansoni<\/jats:italic>(4.4%), in that order. Sasiga District primary schoolchildren are likely at a high burden of IPIs. 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