Table 3.
Responses of grade 3 children regarding their knowledge about causes and risk factors of schistosomiasis, STHs and malaria
| Schistosomiasis | n | (%) | Malaria | n | (%) | STHs | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No idea | 87 | 50.6 | No idea | 110 | 64.0 | No idea | 155 | 90.1 |
| Swimming in river or dam | 30 | 17.4 | Mosquito/mosquito bite | 33 | 19.2 | Dirty water | 5 | 2.9 |
| Playing in the river or dam | 14 | 8.1 | Eating with dirty hands | 4 | 2.3 | Eat with dirt hands | 2 | 1.2 |
| Drinking dirt water | 11 | 6.4 | Hot weather | 3 | 1.7 | Playing in dirt water | 2 | 1.2 |
| Eating too much salt | 7 | 4.1 | Cold | 3 | 1.7 | Playing in the river | 2 | 1.2 |
| Worms in water | 6 | 3.5 | Playing in the rain | 2 | 1.2 | Drugs | 1 | 0.6 |
| Entering toilet without shoes | 3 | 1.7 | Head ache | 2 | 1.2 | Infected water | 1 | 0.6 |
| Contact with water | 2 | 1.2 | Dirty water | 2 | 1.2 | Not eating too much | 1 | 0.6 |
| Snails | 2 | 1.2 | Drinking dirty water | 2 | 1.2 | Stepping in water | 1 | 0.6 |
| Stepping on urine | 2 | 1.2 | Playing in dirty water | 2 | 1.2 | Water | 1 | 0.6 |
| Going to the river | 1 | 0.6 | Eating maize meal | 2 | 1.2 | Eating rotten food | 1 | 0.6 |
| Eating green mangoes | 1 | 0.6 | Fishing | 1 | 0.6 | |||
| Stepping in vomit | 1 | 0.6 | Getting in water | 1 | 0.6 | |||
| Jumping over fire | 1 | 0.6 | Poor hygiene | 1 | 0.6 | |||
| Moving blood | 1 | 0.6 | Spontaneous disease | 1 | 0.6 | |||
| Not wearing shoes | 1 | 0.6 | Swimming in the river | 1 | 0.6 | |||
| Stepping in witches place | 1 | 0.6 | Toilet | 1 | 0.6 | |||
| Urinating in water | 1 | 0.6 | Eating green mangoes | 1 | 0.6 | |||
| Total | 172 | 100 | Total | 172 | 100 | Total | 172 | 100 |