Table 4 Perceptions and attitudes of study participants on schistosomiasis and intervention programs
Perception/ attitudes areas | Responses | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
At risk of infection by Schistosoma (n = 48) | Agree | 11 | 22.9 |
Disagree | 1 | 2.1 | |
I don’t know | 36 | 75.0 | |
At risk of infection during swimming/bathing/washing/fetching (n = 48) | Agree | 11 | 22.9 |
I don’t know | 37 | 77.1 | |
Schistosomiasis is a serious disease (n = 48) | Agree | 1 | 2.1 |
Disagree | 2 | 4.2 | |
I don’t know | 45 | 93.7 | |
Schistosomiasis is preventable (n = 48) | Agree | 5 | 10.4 |
Disagree | 1 | 2.1 | |
I don’t know | 42 | 87.5 | |
Faces/ urine is the primary source of infection (n = 48) | Disagree | 4 | 8.3 |
I don’t know | 44 | 91.7 | |
Knows MDA for schistosomiasis (n = 376) | Yes | 109 | 29.0 |
No | 267 | 71.0 | |
Everybody should dewormed (n = 109) | Agree | 73 | 67.0 |
Disagree | 6 | 5.5 | |
I don’t know | 30 | 27.5 | |
MDA is effective in treatment/controlling schistosomiasis (n = 109) | Agree | 3 | 2.8 |
Disagree | 1 | 0.9 | |
I don’t know | 105 | 96.3 | |
A drug given as MDA tests bad (n = 109) | Agree | 99 | 90.8 |
Disagree | 1 | 0.9 | |
I don’t know | 9 | 8.3 | |
A drug given as MDA may cause serious side effects (n = 109) | Agree | 101 | 92.7 |
I don’t know | 8 | 7.3 | |
Dewormed during the last schistosomiasis deworming campaign (n = 376) | Yes | 84 | 22.3 |
No | 292 | 77.7 | |
Reasons for none deworming (n = 292) | Fearing of side effects | 13 | 4.4 |
Providers not come to our home | 260 | 95.6 | |
I think it is not important | 4 | 1.4 | |
Absent during the campaign | 4 | 1.4 | |
It tastes bad | 6 | 2.1 | |
I am not eligible | 3 | 1.0 |