Table 2 Association between caregiver’s knowledge of schistosomiasis and STH and attitudes towards these infections
Caregivers’ attitudes towards schistosomiasis | Caregivers’ knowledge about schistosomiasis prevention and control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No idea | Incorrect answers | At least one correct | X 2 p-value | |
Schistosomiasis is a minor infection that may clear overtime without treatment | ||||
 Strongly agree | 97 (51.3) | 30 (15.9) | 62 (32.8) | 0.001 |
 Somewhat agree | 43 (50.0) | 10 (11.6) | 33 (38.4) | |
 Somewhat disagree | 25 (36.2) | 9 (13.0) | 35 (50.7) | |
 Strongly disagree | 27 (27.6) | 10 (10.2) | 61 (62.2) | |
Whether schistosomiasis treatment results in severe, long-term side effects | ||||
 Strongly agree | 107 (46.9) | 29 (12.7) | 92 (40.4) | 0.572 |
 Somewhat agree | 31 (39.7) | 13 (16.7) | 34 (43.6) | |
 Somewhat disagree | 24 (46.2) | 5 (9.6) | 23 (44.2) | |
 Strongly disagree | 30 (35.7) | 12 (14.3) | 42 (50.0) | |
Schistosomiasis treatment is costly | ||||
 Strongly agree | 68 (47.9) | 16 (11.3) | 58 (40.8) | 0.015 |
 Somewhat agree | 36 (47.4) | 16 (21.1) | 24 (31.6) | |
 Somewhat disagree | 43 (46.7) | 13 (14.1) | 36 (39.1) | |
 Strongly disagree | 45 (34.1) | 14 (10.6) | 73 (55.3) | |
 Caregivers’ attitudes towards STH | Caregivers’ knowledge of STH prevention and control | |||
STH are minor infections that cause no harm to the body | ||||
 Strongly agree | 14 (24.1) | 16 (27.6) | 28 (48.3) | 0.018 |
 Somewhat agree | 27 (48.2) | 12 (21.4) | 17 (30.4) | |
 Somewhat disagree | 29 (44.6) | 18 (27.7) | 18 (27.7) | |
 Strongly disagree | 88 (33.5) | 53 (20.2) | 122 (46.4) | |
STH only affects adults and not children | ||||
 Strongly agree | 32 (35.2) | 21 (23.1) | 38 (41.8) | 0.203 |
 Somewhat agree | 36 (45.0) | 18 (22.5) | 26 (32.5) | |
 Somewhat disagree | 31 (39.2) | 20 (25.3) | 28 (35.4) | |
 Strongly disagree | 59 (30.7) | 40 (20.8) | 93 (48.4) | |
STH treatment is costly | ||||
 Strongly agree | 37 (43.0) | 22 (25.6) | 27 (31.4) | 0.021 |
 Somewhat agree | 38 (45.2) | 20 (23.8) | 26 (31.0) | |
 Somewhat disagree | 25 (29.8) | 21 (25.0) | 38 (45.2) | |
 Strongly disagree | 58 (30.9) | 36 (19.1) | 94 (50.0) | |