Table 2 Knowledge about schistosomiasis, symptoms, transmission, prevention and control among Mwea population
Questions | Response | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Have you heard of schistosomiasis | Yes | 432 (92.90) |
No | 32 (6.88) | |
No Answer | 1 (0.22) | |
Have you or any member of your household suffered from schistosomiasis? | Yes | 330 (70.97) |
No | 135 (29.03) | |
In your Knowledge, have there been any community intervention programmes on schistosomiasis prevention and control in this area? | Yes | 229 (49.25) |
No | 236 (50.75) | |
If yes, which programmmes are these? | Government Programmes | 147 (31.6) |
NGO Programmes | 59 (12.7) | |
FBO Programmes | 0 (0) | |
Community Initiated | 19 (4.1) | |
Individual Initiated | 2 (0.4) | |
Don’t Know | 8 (1.7) | |
NA | 230 (49.5) | |
What is the Common Disease in this area? | ||
Frequency | Percent | |
Bilharzia | 273 | 58.71 |
Malaria | 163 | 35.05 |
Diarrhoea | 8 | 1.72 |
Don’t know | 5 | 1.08 |
N/A | 2 | 0.43 |
Other | 14 | 3.01 |
Total | 465 | 100.0 |
How can a person prevent him/herself from getting Schistosomiasis? | ||
Not working in rice fields | 77 | 15.71 |
Not using other person’s belongings | 13 | 2.65 |
Stepping or walking on dirty water | 94 | 19.18 |
Washing hands | 80 | 16.33 |
Using the toilet facility | 169 | 34.49 |
Wearing of shoes | 57 | 11.63 |
Total | 490 | 100 |
Which of the following signs and symptoms did you or members of your family experience? | ||
Stomach ache | 285 | 29.5 |
Vomiting | 115 | 11.9 |
Diarrhea | 221 | 22.88 |
Bloody Stool | 212 | 21.95 |
Swollen Stomach | 27 | 2.8 |
Abdominal Pain | 106 | 10.97 |
Total | 966 | 100 |
How can a person who is already infected with Schistosomiasis reduce their risk of re infection? | ||
Prayer | 4 | 1.02 |
Practice good sanitation | 169 | 43.11 |
Putting on of gumboots while in the pad | 16 | 4.08 |
Those already infected to take medicine | 203 | 51.79 |
Total | 392 | 100 |
When are you likely to get Schistosomiasis? | ||
Wading, bathing or swimming in infected | 212 | 35.1 |
Working/rice planting in rice paddies | 309 | 51.16 |
Interaction with infected persons | 18 | 2.98 |
Not using the toilet facility | 64 | 10.6 |
Use of other persons’ personal belonging | 1 | 0.17 |
Total | 604 | 100 |
Source of Information on Disease | ||
Media | 37 | 5.9 % |
Health Workers | 250 | 39.87 % |
Family | 118 | 18.82 % |
Friends, Peers | 111 | 17.7 % |
Religious Leader | 9 | 1.44 % |
Teacher | 61 | 9.73 % |
Community Baraza | 32 | 5.1 % |
Campaigns | 9 | 1.44 % |
Total | 627 | 100 % |