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Table 7 Knowledge of schistosomiasis prevention measures 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 = 23

n = 14

n = 34

n = 68

n = 33

 

 Avoid eating certain foods

0 (0.0)

2 (14.3)

1 (2.9)

1 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

N/A

 Avoid drinking unsafe water

9 (39.1)

5 (35.7)

16 (47.1)

39 (57.4)

16 (48.5)

0.430b

 Avoid swimming in rivers, drains, etc.

11 (47.8)

6 (42.9)

27 (79.4)

60 (88.2)

26 (78.8)

<  0.001 a

 Avoid urinating in water bodies

6 (26.1)

4 (28.6)

3 (8.8)

17 (25.0)

6 (18.2)

0.319b

 Avoid defecating in water bodies

3 (13.0)

1 (7.1)

2 (5.9)

18 (26.5)

6 (18.2)

0.079b

aOther

5 (21.7)

5 (35.7)

3 (8.8)

7 (10.3)

4 (12.1)

0.082b

 Do not know

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

N/A

Kaédi

n = 174

n = 106

n = 63

n = 72

n = 24

 

 Avoid eating certain foods

30 (17.2)

25 (23.6)

11 (17.5)

5 (6.9)

6 (25.0)

0.056b

 Avoid drinking unsafe water

135 (77.6)

63 (59.4)

35 (55.6)

36 (50.7)

16 (66.7)

<  0.001 a

 Avoid swimming in rivers, drains, etc.

54 (31.0)

58 (54.7)

38 (60.3)

50 (70.4)

14 (58.3)

<  0.001 a

 Avoid urinating in water bodies

76 (43.7)

60 (56.6)

24 (38.1)

26 (36.6)

12 (50.0)

0.053a

 Avoid defecating in water bodies

77 (44.3)

60 (56.6)

25 (39.7)

27 (38.0)

12 (50.0)

0.092a

cOther

8 (4.6)

8 (7.5)

5 (7.9)

2 (2.8)

2 (8.3)

0.548b

 Do not know

2 (1.2)

2 (1.9)

2 (3.2)

0 (0.0)

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; cavoiding contact with goat urine, wearing protective shoes, avoiding drinking hot water