Table 2.

Knowledge about schistosomiasis, symptoms, transmission and prevention among rural population in Yemen who had prior knowledge on schistosomiasis (n = 231)

Variable	Number	Percent
Source of information
Health centre for schistosomiasis control	154	66.8
Health clinic/hospitals	50	21.7
Mass media	5	2.2
School	4	1.7
Do not remember	18	7.6
Signs and symptoms
Haematuria	92	39.8
Abdominal pain	90	39.0
Diarrhoea	83	35.9
Fever	64	27.7
Burning urination	42	18.2
Blood in stool	41	17.7
Vomiting	35	15.2
Itching	34	14.7
Pale face (anaemia)	33	14.3
Fatigue	33	14.3
Loss of appetite	31	13.4
Cough	28	12.1
Swollen abdomen	25	10.8
Dysentery	17	7.4
Do not know	74	32.0
Transmission
Playing with soil	76	32.9
Swimming/bathing in infested water	66	28.6
Dirty hands	56	24.2
Eating contaminated food	55	23.8
Drinking untreated water	34	14.7
Snail	26	11.3
Do not know	116	50.2
Prevention
Avoid playing with soil	72	31.2
Washing hands before eating	65	28.1
Avoid swimming/bathing in ponds/streams	62	26.8
Washing vegetables/fruit before eating	53	22.9
Taking anti-schistosomal drugs	43	18.6
Avoid drinking untreated water	33	14.3
Avoid washing clothes in ponds/streams	24	10.4
Do not know	122	52.8