Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Prevention of Intestinal Helminth Infection among Residents of the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region of Ghana
Table 4
Prevention practices among participants.
No.
Practice
Always
Occasional
Never
1
I eat raw unwashed vegetables
33 (8.3%)
192 (48.0%)
175 (43.7%)
2
I eat unwashed fruits
47 (11.7%)
213 (53.3%)
140 (35.0%)
3
I eat raw meat
9 (2.2%)
30 (7.5%)
361 (90.3%)
4
I eat raw fish
13 (3.2%)
48 (12.0%)
339 (84.7%)
5
I do open defecation
45 (11.2%)
113 (28.3%)
242 (60.5%)
6
I use soap to wash my hands after using the toilet
19 (4.7%)
201 (20.3%)
180 (45.0%)
7
I use soap to wash my hands before and after eating
21 (5.2%)
255 (63.7%)
124 (31.0%)
8
I walk barefooted within and outside the compound
34 (8.5%)
272 (68.0%)
94 (23.5%)
9
I allow children to defecate anywhere because children stools are not harmful
23 (5.7%)
68 (17.0%)
309 (77.3%)
10
In my farming process
I
I work with my bare hands and feet
78 (19.5%)
120 (30.0%)
202 (50.5%)
II
I use human excreta for manure or as fertilizer
9 (2.3%)
27 (6.7%)
364 (91.0%)
III
I eat my farm produce while on the farm without washing them thoroughly
25 (6.3%)
131 (32.7%)
244 (61.0%)
11
I deworm myself every three months
116 (29.0%)
213 (53.3%)
71 (17.5%)
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