Table 4 Respondents’ practices towards urinary schistosomiasis in Hassoba, Kurmuk and Abobo primary school children, Ethiopia, 2022
Variables (questions) | Response (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | A | S | N |
Swim and play in river or dam water | 230 (19.6%) | 516 (44.1%) | 425 (36.3%) |
Practice of urinating in open water bodies | 162 (13.8%) | 222 (19.0%) | 787 (67.2%) |
River or dam water used for household purposes | 261(22.3%) | 342(29.2%) | 568(48.5%) |
Boil water for drinking | 269 (23.0%) | 289 (24.7%) | 613 (52.3%) |
Cross a river | 240 (20.5%) | 157 (13.4%) | 774 (66.1%) |
Use protective clothes when I contact water | 352 (30.1%) | 231 (19.7%) | 588 (50.2%) |
When seeing blood in urine, went to healthcare center | 601 (51.3%) | 296 (25.3%) | 274 (23.4%) |
Take anti-schistosomiasis deworming tablets at school | 262 (22.4%) | 394 (33.6%) | 515 (44.0%) |
Pass stool/urine in a bush or water | 238 (20.3%) | 267 (22.8%) | 666 (56.9%) |
Pass blood in urine now | 159 (13.6%) | 167 (14.3%) | 845 (72.2%) |