Table 7.

Associations of attitude and practices of Orang Asli participants towards intestinal helminth infections with educational level and employment status

Variable	Educational level				Employment status
	Educated	Non educated	OR	95% CI	Working	not working	OR	95% CI
Attitude:
–Harmful to people’s health	43(33.3)	28(32.9)	1.0	0.6, 1.8	10(23.8)	61(35.5)	0.5	0.3, 1.2
Practices:
–Washing hands before eating	66(50.8)	31(36.5)	1.9	1.2, 3.1*†	15(35.7)	82(47.4)	0.6	0.3, 1.2
–Washing hands after defecation	84(64.6)	50(58.8)	1.3	0.7, 2.2	27(64.3)	107(61.8)	1.1	0.6, 2.2
–Wearing shoes when outside the house	104(80)	65(76.5)	1.2	0.6, 2.4	35(83.3)	134(77.5)	1.4	0.6, 3.5
–Washing fruits before consumption	61(46.9)	27(31.8)	1.9	1.1, 3.4*†	23(54.8)	65(37.6)	2.0	1.0, 3.9*
–Washing vegetables before consumption	93(71.5)	55(64.7)	1.4	0.8, 2.5	30(71.4)	118(68.2)	1.2	0.6, 2.4
–Boiling drinking water	28(32.9)	31(23.8)	1.2	0.9, 1.6†	14(33.3)	45(26.0)	1.4	0.7, 2.9

All values are number (%). OR, Odds ratio. CI, Confidence interval. * Significant association (P < 0.05). † Variables were confirmed by multiple logistic regression analysis as significant associated factors.