|
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
|
