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Table 5 Knowledge of transmission pathways of schistosomiasis according to level of literacy in Korhogo and Kaédi*

From: Community knowledge, attitudes and practices related to schistosomiasis and associated healthcare-seeking behaviours in northern Côte d’Ivoire and southern Mauritania

 

No education (%)

Arabic (%)

Primary (%)

Secondary (%)

High school (%)

P-value

Korhogo

n = 26

n = 13

n = 33

n = 75

n = 38

 

 Drinking unsafe water

8 (29.6)

5 (38.5)

11 (34.4)

32 (42.1)

15 (39.5)

0.817b

 Eating poorly washed fruits, vegetables

1 (3.7)

1 (7.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.6)

1 (2.6)

N/A

 Swimming in rivers, drains, etc.

11 (40.7)

7 (53.8)

25 (78.1)

51 (67.1)

26 (68.4)

0.035a

 Contact with infected person

4 (14.8)

3 (23.1)

1 (3.1)

4 (5.3)

1 (2.6)

N/A

 Walking barefoot on infected urine

3 (11.1)

1 (7.7)

1 (3.1)

8 (10.59)

N/A

0.217b

 Contact with dirty water

11 (40.7)

9 (69.2)

10 (31.3)

35 (46.1)

15 (39.5)

0.200a

cOther

6 (22.2)

2 (15.4)

2 (6.3)

10 (13.2)

2 (5.3)

0.230b

 Do not know

1 (3.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.6)

N/A

Kaédi

n = 189

n = 136

n = 86

n = 76

n = 27

 

 Drinking unsafe water

137 (72.5)

76 (60.3)

44 (55.0)

36 (47.4)

18 (66.7)

0.001 a

 Eating poorly washed fruits, vegetables

26 (13.8)

29 (23.0)

13 (16.3)

7 (9.2)

6 (22.2)

0.073a

 Swimming in rivers, drains, etc.

79 (41.8)

82 (65.1)

56 (70.0)

59 (77.6)

18 (66.7)

< 0.001 a

 Contact with infected person

9 (4.8)

13 (10.3)

9 (11.3)

5 (6.6)

5 (19.2)

0.058a

 Walking barefoot on infected urine

45 (23.8)

31 (24.6)

13 (16.3)

9 (11.8)

12 (44.4)

0.005 a

 Contact with dirty water

85 (45.0)

73 (57.9)

42 (52.5)

36 (47.4)

16 (59.3)

0.175a

cOther

17 (9.0)

13 (10.3)

3 (3.8)

3 (3.9)

2 (7.4)

0.291b

 Do not know

3 (1.6)

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

N/A

  1. *Multiple choice question; Statistically significant P-values (< 0.05) are highlighted in bold
  2. n: Number of respondents; aP-value based on chi-square test; bP-value based on Fisher’s exact test; cContact with goat urine, not wearing protective shoes, drinking hot water, exposure to sunlight