Table 8.
Associations of attitude and practices of Orang Asli participants towards intestinal helminths with helminth infections status among their children **
|
Variable |
Trichuriasis |
Ascariasis |
Hookworm infection |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infected | Not infected | OR | 95% CI | Infected | Not infected | OR | 95% CI | Infected | Not infected | OR | 95% CI | |
|
Attitude: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| –Harmful to people’s health |
51(33.1) |
20(32.8) |
1.0 |
0.5, 1.9 |
24(34.8) |
47(32.2) |
1.1 |
0.6, 2.1 |
10(31.3) |
61(33.3) |
0.9 |
0.4, 2.0 |
|
Practices: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| –Washing hands before eating |
69(44.8) |
28(45.9) |
0.9 |
0.5, 1.7 |
22(32.4) |
75(51.4) |
0.5 |
0.2, 0.8* |
10(31.3) |
87(47.5) |
0.5 |
0.2, 1.1 |
| –Washing hands after defecation |
93(60.8) |
41(66.1) |
0.8 |
0.4, 1.5 |
33(47.8) |
101(69.2) |
0.4 |
0.2, 0.7* |
20(62.5) |
113(62.1) |
1.0 |
0.5, 2.2 |
| –Wearing shoes when outside the house |
115(72.8) |
54(87.0) |
0.4 |
0.2, 0.9* |
57(82.6) |
112(76.7) |
1.4 |
0.7, 2.9 |
25(78.1) |
146(86.4) |
0.8 |
0.2, 1.4 |
| –Washing fruits before consumption |
63(40.7) |
25(41.2) |
1.0 |
0.5, 1.8 |
27(39.1) |
61(41.8) |
0.9 |
0.5, 1.6 |
14(42.4) |
74(40.7) |
1.1 |
0.5, 2.3 |
| –Washing vegetables before consumption |
104(68.0) |
44(72.1) |
0.8 |
0.4, 1.6 |
43(62.3) |
105(71.9) |
0.6 |
0.4, 1.2 |
24(75.0) |
124(67.8) |
1.4 |
0.6, 3.3 |
| –Boiling drinking water | 43(27.9) | 16(26.2) | 1.1 | 0.6, 2.1 | 24(34.8) | 35(24.0) | 1.7 | 0.9, 3.2 | 13(39.4) | 46(25.3) | 1.9 | 0.9, 4.2 |
All values are number (%). OR, Odds ratio. CI, Confidence interval. * Significant association (P < 0.05). ** Weighted data analysis.