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Table 4 Risk behaviour of heads of households in Saravane district, 2010 (n = 130)

From: Helminth infection in southern Laos: high prevalence and low awareness

Risky behaviour

Total

Male (n = 69)

Female (n = 61)

p-value

Habit of eating raw food

    

  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

    

  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

    

  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

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