Table 2.
Frequency of risk factors associated with urinary schistosomiasis, Abobo, southwestern Ethiopia, 2014
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Swimming habit | ||
| Yes | 274 | 90.1 |
| No | 30 | 9.9 |
| Swimming regularity | ||
| Some times | 214 | 78.1 |
| Regularly | 60 | 21.9 |
| Living with parent | ||
| Yes | 284 | 94 |
| No | 18 | 6 |
| Distance from river | ||
| <30min | 213 | 70.1 |
| >=30min | 91 | 29.9 |
| Water source for washing and bathing | ||
| Alwero Dam | 91 | 29.9 |
| Other | 213 | 70.1 |
| Heard about urinary schistosomiasis | ||
| Yes | 168 | 56.6 |
| No | 136 | 43.4 |
| Total | 304 | 100 |
| Knowledge about urinary schistosomiasis among the total 168 participants who had heard about urinary schistosomiasis | ||
| Information source | ||
| School | 76 | 45.2 |
| Home | 46 | 27.4 |
| Other | 46 | 27.4 |
| Symptom of urinary schistosomiasis | ||
| Abdominal pain | 16 | 9.5 |
| Dysuria | 5 | 3.0 |
| Bloody urine | 121 | 72.0 |
| Weakness | 4 | 2.4 |
| Do not know | 22 | 13.1 |
| Parasite penetrate skin | ||
| Yes | 48 | 28.6 |
| No | 120 | 71.4 |
| Know the vector | ||
| Yes | 30 | 17.9 |
| No | 138 | 82.1 |
| Have prevention | ||
| Yes | 142 | 69.0 |
| No | 10 | 14.9 |
| Do not know | 16 | 16.1 |
| Have treatment | ||
| Yes | 142 | 84.5 |
| No | 10 | 6.0 |
| Do not know | 16 | 9.5 |
| Total | 168 | 100 |