Table 7 Associations of attitude and practices of Orang Asli participants towards intestinal helminth infections with educational level and employment status

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