Table 3 Responses of grade 3 children regarding their knowledge about causes and risk factors of schistosomiasis, STHs and malaria

No idea

87

50.6

No idea

110

64.0

No idea

155

90.1

Swimming in river or dam

30

17.4

Mosquito/mosquito bite

33

19.2

Dirty water

5

2.9

Playing in the river or dam

14

8.1

Eating with dirty hands

4

2.3

Eat with dirt hands

2

1.2

Drinking dirt water

11

6.4

Hot weather

3

1.7

Playing in dirt water

2

1.2

Eating too much salt

7

4.1

Cold

3

1.7

Playing in the river

2

1.2

Worms in water

6

3.5

Playing in the rain

2

1.2

Drugs

1

0.6

Entering toilet without shoes

3

1.7

Head ache

2

1.2

Infected water

1

0.6

Contact with water

2

1.2

Dirty water

2

1.2

Not eating too much

1

0.6

Snails

2

1.2

Drinking dirty water

2

1.2

Stepping in water

1

0.6

Stepping on urine

2

1.2

Playing in dirty water

2

1.2

Water

1

0.6

Going to the river

1

0.6

Eating maize meal

2

1.2

Eating rotten food

1

0.6

Eating green mangoes

1

0.6

Fishing

1

0.6

Stepping in vomit

1

0.6

Getting in water

1

0.6

Jumping over fire

1

0.6

Poor hygiene

1

0.6

Moving blood

1

0.6

Spontaneous disease

1

0.6

Not wearing shoes

1

0.6

Swimming in the river

1

0.6

Stepping in witches place

1

0.6

Toilet

1

0.6

Urinating in water

1

0.6

Eating green mangoes

1

0.6

Total

172

100

Total

172

100

Total

172

100