Research Article
The Influence of Poverty and Culture on the Transmission of Parasitic Infections in Rural Nicaraguan Villages
Table 5
Correlations among knowledge, attitude, and practice variables.
| Variable | Variable | value | value | |
| Believe that yards are absent of infections | Believe it is sufficient to wash hands without soap | 0.17 | 0.02 | 203 | Believe that animals are absent of infections | 0.38 | 0.0001 | 188 |
| Believe that parasites are animals | Claim to have seen parasite in yard | 0.21 | 0.002 | 207 |
| | Had soap in house | 0.32 | 0.0001 | 190 | Have good hygiene (self-reported) | Husband helps in household | 0.14 | 0.06 | 199 | | Latrine present | 0.15 | 0.04 | 200 |
| Children barefoot at the time of the interview | Number of children in a household | 0.25 | 0.0003 | 209 | Children sometimes not wearing diapers (self-reported) | 0.27 | 0.0005 | 171 |
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