From: Helminth infection in southern Laos: high prevalence and low awareness
Risky behaviour | Total | Male (n = 69) | Female (n = 61) | p-value |
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Habit of eating raw food | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Eat raw fish dishes (Koi Pa, Lap Pa Nuew) | 98 (75.4) | 91.3 | 57.4 | <0.001 |
  Eat sour fermented fish (Som Pa, Som Pa Noy/Som Pa Chom) | 59 (45.4) | 56.5 | 32.8 | 0.007 |
  Eat raw fermented fish (Pa Daek, Pa Daek Nam) | 82 (68.1) | 75.4 | 49.2 | 0.002 |
  Eat raw sausages of pork (Som Mou Dip) | 43 (33.1) | 46.4 | 18.0 | 0.001 |
  Eat raw beef salad (Lap Xin Dip) | 93 (71.5) | 88.4 | 52.5 | <0.001 |
  Eat raw vegetables | 124 (95.4) | 98.5 | 91.8 | 0.098 |
  Cleaning vegetables before eating | 123 (94.6) | 98.5 | 90.2 | 0.051 |
Personal hygiene | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Hand washing before eating | 127 (97.7) | 97.1 | 98.4 | 0.663 |
  Hand washing after defecation | 108 (83.1) | 81.2 | 85.2 | 0.535 |
  Hand washing with soap | 15 (11.5) | 5.8 | 18.0 | 0.029 |
  Wearing shoes when get outside/going to bush | 119 (91.5) | 89.9 | 93.4 | 0.540 |
Sanitation facility | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Having latrine at home | 21 (16.1) | 11.6 | 21.3 | 0.133 |
  Using latrine every time | 16 (76.2) | 50.0 | 92.3 | 0.047 |
  Using latrine sometime | 4 (19.0) | 37.5 | 7.7 |  |
  Not using latrine at all | 1 (4.8) | 12.5 | 0 |  |