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Table 2 Sanitation and hygiene practice of the 247 participants and hookworm infections

From: Modified Harada-Mori and simple wet mount to determine hookworm infections in Yo Island urban area, Songkhla, Southern Thailand

Sanitation and hygiene practice

No. (%)

No. of HW infections (%)

Sources of drinking water

 Rain drinking

5 (2.0)

1 (20.0)

 Tap water

70 (28.3)

1 (1.4)

 Bottled water

121 (49.0)

3 (2.5)

 Natural sources

15 (6.1)

1 (6.7)

 No answer

36 (14.6)

 

Toilet

 Have

239 (2.0)

6 (2.5)

 No answer

8 (14.6)

 

Using toilet when at work

 Yes

236 (95.6)

6 (2.5)

 No

2 (0.8)

 

 No answer

9 (3.6)

 

Wear shoes

 Yes

235 (95.1)

6 (2.6)

 No

2 (0.8)

 

 No answer

10 (4.1)

 

Type of shoes when going to work

 Sandal

141 (57.1)

6 (4.3)

 General shoes

44 (17.8)

 

 Boots

26 (10.5)

 

 No answer

36 (14.6)

 

Wash hand before eating and drinking

 No

3 (1.2)

 

 Sometimes

95 (38.5)

4 (4.2)

 Always

125 (50.6)

2 (1.6)

 No answer

24 (9.7)