Caregivers’ knowledge of schistosomiasis and STH | Caregivers main source of information on schistosomiasis and STH | ||||||
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None | Clinic | Research organization | Community meeting | Media | Relatives/friends | X 2 p-value | |
Schistosomiasis transmission | |||||||
 No idea | 51 (89.5) | 27 (58.7) | 38 (53,5) | 35 (38.5) | 33 (58.9) | 60 (49.6) | 0.001 |
 Incorrect answers | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.5) | 11 (15.5) | 15 (16.5) | 7 (12.5) | 27 (22.3) | |
 At least one correct answer | 6 (10.5) | 16 (34.8) | 22 (31.0) | 41 (45.1) | 16 (28.6) | 34 (28.1) | |
Schistosomiasis prevention | |||||||
 No idea | 49 (86.0) | 7 (37.0) | 26 (36.6) | 33 (36.3) | 8 (32.1) | 49 (40.5) | 0.001 |
 Incorrect answers | 1 (1.8) | 4 (8.5) | 8 (11.3) | 10 (11.0) | 15 (26.8) | 21 (17.4) | |
 At least one correct answer | 7 (12.3) | 25 (54.3) | 37 (52.1) | 48 (52.7) | 23 (42.1) | 51 (42.1) | |
Schistosomiasis signs and symptoms | |||||||
 No idea | 57 (100.0) | 12 (26.1) | 24 (33.8) | 31 (43.1 | 5 (26.8) | 37 (30.6) | 0.001 |
 Incorrect answers | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.2) | 3 (4.2) | 22 (24.2) | 9 (16.1) | 27 (22.3) |  |
 At least one correct answer | 0 (0.0) | 33 (71.7) | 44 (62.0) | 38 (41.8) | 32 (57.1) | 57 (57,1) |  |
STH transmission | |||||||
 No idea | 28 (49.1) | 27 (58.7) | 43 (60.6) | 38 (41.8) | 31 (55.4) | 74 (61.2) | 0.157 |
 Incorrect answers | 9 (15.8) | 5 (10.9) | 11 (15.5) | 16 (17.6) | 11 (19.6) | 21 (17.4) | |
 At least one correct answer | 20 (35.1) | 14 (30.4) | 17 (23.9) | 37 (40.7) | 14 (25.0) | 26 (21.5) | |
STH prevention | |||||||
 No idea | 14 (24.6) | 22 (47.8) | 30 (42.3) | 28 (30.8) | 21 (37.5) | 43 (35.5) | 0.040 |
 Incorrect answers | 11 (19.3) | 7 (15.2) | 10 (14.1) | 21 (23.1) | 12 (21.4) | 38 (31.4) | |
 At least one correct answer | 32 (56.1) | 17 (37.0) | 31 (43.7) | 42 (46.2) | 23 (41.1) | 40 (33.1) | |
STH signs and symptoms | |||||||
 No idea | 22 (38.6) | 21 (45.7) | 37 (52.1) | 46 (50.5) | 29 (51.8) | 52 (43.0) | 0.720 |
 Incorrect answers | 5 (8.8) | 5 (10.9) | 8 (11.3) | 10 (11.0) | 8 (14.3) | 12 (9.9) | |
 At least one correct answer | 30 (52.6) | 20 (43.5) | 26 (36.6) | 35 (38.5) | 19 (33.9) | 57 (47.1 |