Variable | Baseline assessment | Â | 3Â months assessment | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HELP n (%) | Control n (%) | OR (95% CI) | P | HELP n (%) | Control n (%) | OR (95% CI) | P |
Effects of intestinal helminths | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Harmful to peoples’ health | 36 (40.4% | 26 (34.2) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.9) | 0.348 | 76 (85.4) | 32 (42.1) | 2.6 (1.9, 3.6) | < 0.001 |
Do not know | 53 (59.6) | 50 (65.8) | - | - | 13 (14.6) | 44 (57.9) | - | - |
Faeces as source of infections | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 24 (27.0) | 28 (36.8) | 0.7 (0.3, 1.7) | 0.276 | 45 (50.6) | 34 (44.7) | 1.2 (0.7, 2.3) | 0.620 |
No | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.6) | - | - | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.6) | - | - |
Do not know | 64 (71.9) | 46 (60.5) | - | - | 43 (48.3) | 40 (52.6) | - | - |
Practices | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Washing hand before eating | 34 (38.2) | 33 (43.4) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.5) | 0.469 | 80 (89.9) | 38 (50.0) | 3.5 (1.9, 6.4) | < 0.001 |
Washing hand after defecation | 49 (55.1) | 41 (53.9) | 1.0 (0.6, 1.9) | 0.887 | 73 (82.0) | 43 (56.6) | 3.5 (1.7, 7.1) | < 0.001 |
Washing hand with soap | 16 (18.0) | 18 (23.7) | 0.7 (0.3, 1.5) | 0.366 | 60 (67.4) | 18 (23.7) | 6.5 (3.2, 13.1) | < 0.001 |
Wearing shoes when outside | 50 (56.2) | 37 (48.7) | 1.4 (0.7, 2.8) | 0.336 | 81 (91.0) | 41 (53.9) | 8.6 (3.6, 20.3) | < 0.001 |
Cutting fingernails regularly | 36 (40.4) | 35 (46.1) | 0.7 (0.5, 1.1) | 0.469 | 68 (76.4) | 46 (60.5) | 2.1 (1.1, 4.1) | 0.028 |
Washing vegetables before eating | 33 (37.1) | 31 (41.3) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.6) | 0.578 | 64 (71.9) | 35 (46.7) | 2.9 (1.5, 5.6) | 0.001 |
Washing of fruits before eating | 29 (32.6) | 30 (39.5) | 0.7 (0.4, 1.4) | 0.357 | 53 (59.6) | 34 (44.7) | 1.8 (0.9, 3.3) | 0.057 |
Boiling drinking water | 21 (23.9) | 17 (22.7) | 1.0 (0.4, 2.6) | 0.857 | 32 (36.4) | 17 (22.7) | 1.9 (0.9,3.9) | 0.062 |
Indiscriminate defecation | 58 (65.2) | 51 (67.1) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.4) | 0.793 | 41 (46.1) | 47 (61.8) | 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) | 0.043 |
Seeking treatment from clinic | 88 (98.9) | 71 (94.7) | 1.2 (0.6, 2.7) | 0.180 | 88 (100) | 70 (93.3) | 1.0 (0.5, 2.8) | 0.094 |