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Statistics for food-borne illness in various industrialized countries show that up to 60% of cases may be caused by poor food handling techniques and by contaminated food served in food service establishments. Epidemiological information on the prevalence of various intestinal parasitic infections in different regions\/localities is a prerequisite to develop appropriate strategies. Objective. This study aimed to determine the magnitude of intestinal parasites among food handlers working in different food service establishments in Gondar city. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted with food handlers working in different food service establishments in Gondar city. Stool samples were collected from 350 food handlers and processed using the formol-ether concentration method and then microscopically examined for intestinal parasitic infections. Pre-tested and structured questionnaire was used to study the socio-demographic characteristics of food handlers. Chi-square test and <jats:inline-formula>\n                     <a:math xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\">\n                        <a:mi>p<\/a:mi>\n                     <\/a:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>-value were used to assess the associations between risk factors and the parasite isolation rate. The <jats:inline-formula>\n                     <c:math xmlns:c=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\">\n                        <c:mi>p<\/c:mi>\n                     <\/c:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>-value \u22640.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results. Of the 350 food handlers, 160 (45.71%) had parasites. Among the isolated parasites, Ascaris lumbricoides was found to be the most prevalent parasite 35.63%, followed by hookworm 19.38%, Entamoeba histolytica\/dispar 16.25%, Trichuris trichiura 10.00%, Strongyloides stercoralis 8.13%, Schistosoma mansoni 6.88%, and Cystoisospora belli, Hymenolepis nana, and Taenia species each accounting 1.25%. Conclusion. The result of the study indicated that the magnitude of intestinal parasitosis among food handlers working at different levels of food establishments in Gondar, Ethiopia, was found to be high. 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