Table 2 Awareness and knowledge of study participants about schistosomiasis

Know anything about schistosomiasis/ Bilarziasis (n = 376)

Yes

48

12.8

No

328

87.2

Sources of information for those aware of schistosomiasis (n = 48)

Health facilities

10

20.4

School

18

36.7

Family/friends

22

45.8

Local name for schistosomiasis (among schistosomiasis aware participants) (n = 48)

Pecka (snail worm)

31

64.6

Bilharzias

14

29.2

Schistosomiasis

3

6.3

Societal etiologies/causes of schistosomiasis (among schistosomiasis aware participants) (n = 48)

Pecka biting

30

62.5

Drinking dirty water

4

8.3

Eating food longtime after cooked

3

6.3

I don’t know

11

22.9

Knows ways of schistosomiasis infection (among schistosomiasis aware participants) (n = 48)

Yes

35

72.9

No

13

27.1

Mentioned ways of infections (among those aware infection methods) (n = 35)

Contact with Pecka /snails

22

62.9

Drinking contaminated water

8

22.9

While fishing

1

2.9

While swimming/bathing

31

88.6

While fetching water

2

4.3

Knows symptoms of schistosomiasis (among schistosomiasis aware participants) (n = 48)

Yes

19

39.6

No

29

60.4

If yes, what are they? More than one response was possible (among those aware symptoms) (n = 19)

Blood in stool

1

5.3

Abdominal pain

8

42.1

Swollen abdomen

1

5.3

Itching

19

100.0

Knows prevention methods (among schistosomiasis aware participants) (n = 48)

Yes

9

18.8

No

39

81.2

Mentioned prevention methods (among those aware prevention methods) (n = 9)

Avoiding contact with water bodies

6

66.7

Treatment/MDA

7

77.8