Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Prevention of Intestinal Helminth Infection among Residents of the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region of Ghana

Table 3

Attitude of participants.

No.	Attitudes	Strongly agree	Agree	“Not sure,” disagree, and strongly disagree
1	Intestinal worms do cause serious illness	105 (26.3%)	106 (26.5%)	189 (47.2%)
2	We should be worried about intestinal worm infections	107 (26.7%)	150 (37.5%)	143 (35.8%)
3	Herbal medications are useful in treatment	327 (81.7%)	52 (13.0%)	21 (5.3%)
4	“Dewormers” are effective in treatment	74 (18.5%)	202 (50.5%)	124 (31.0%)
5	Problem for both children and adult	77 (19.3%)	141 (35.3%)	182 (45.5%)
6	Intestinal worm infection is common in Ghana	45 (11.25%)	212 (53.0%)	143 (35.7%)
7	If someone sees worms in his/her stools?
I	Seek medical care	217 (54.3%)	158 (39.5%)	25 (6.2%)
II	Take herbal preparation	316 (79.0%)	59 (14.7%)	25 (6.3%)
III	Do nothing about it	101 (25.2%)	165 (41.3%)	134 (33.5%)
8	Health education can help	165 (41.3%)	132 (33.0%)	103 (25.7%)
9	Worms can cause growth retardation in children	122 (30.5%)	124 (31.0%)	154 (38.5%)