Research Article
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Urinary Schistosomiasis among Primary Schoolchildren in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa
Table 1
Demographic and associated environmental factors among study participants (
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| Variable | No of respondents () | Percentage (%) |
| Gender | | | Male | 207 | 45 | Female | 250 | 55 | Age (years) | | | 9–11 | 166 | 36 | 12–13 | 238 | 53 | 14–16 | 49 | 11 | Grade | | | 4 | 92 | 20 | 5 | 111 | 24 | 6 | 132 | 29 | 7 | 123 | 27 | School | | | A | 91 | 20 | B | 133 | 29 | C | 150 | 33 | D | 84 | 18 | Toilet at home | | | Yes | 449 | 98 | No | 9 | 2 | Where is the toilet | | | Inside | 302 | 68 | Outside | 144 | 32 | Slow-moving water near house | | | Yes | 136 | 30 | No | 322 | 70 |
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| Participants regularity of visiting slow-moving water | Slow moving water near house | Never (%) | Seldom (%) | Regularly/often/weekly (%) |
| Yes | 73 (54) | 41 (31) | 20 (15) | No | 213 (70) | 72 (24) | 21 (7) | Chi-square () | | value | 0.003 | value | 0.16 small |
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