Research Article
The Influence of Poverty and Culture on the Transmission of Parasitic Infections in Rural Nicaraguan Villages
Table 6
Correlations among cultural variables*.
| Variable | Variable | value | value | |
| People who see curanderos (traditional healers) | Use any traditional medicine | 0.29 | 0.0001 | 212 | Believe in traditional medicine | Cutting a child’s nails causes sickness | 0.15 | 0.04 | 179 | Believe a cold shower on a hot day causes illness | 0.29 | 0.0001 | 188 | Believe traditional medicines cure parasites | Believe in traditional medicines | 0.28 | 0.0001 | 185 | Use any traditional medicine | 0.40 | 0.0001 | 206 | Husband helps in household | Children barefoot at the time of the interview | −0.15 | 0.03 | 204 |
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The five traditional medicinal items (garlic, lemon, water, worm seed, and guava leaf) were intercorrelated with Chronbach’s .
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