Table 1.

Responses to questions about schistosomiasis in pre- and post-tests in the Conversation Group and Video Animation.

Questions	Number (%) Correct Answers		pa
	Pre-test	Post-test
Conversation Group (n = 35)
Absence of symptoms	23 (65.7%)	31 (88.6%)	0.210
Impossibility of visualizing eggs in the stool	24 (68.6%)	32 (86.5%)	0.210
Impossibility of infection through contact with dirt	7 (20.0%)	24 (68.6%)	0.001
Infection through contact with stagnant water	26 (74.3%)	31 (81.6%)	0.267
Infection through contact with apparently clean water that receives sewage	30 (85.7%)	31 (88.6%)	1.000
Fatal disease	21 (60.0%)	26 (74.3%)	0.302
Impossibility of diagnosis through blood exams	5 (14.4%)	28 (77.8%)	0.035
Fecal exams essential for diagnosis	29 (82.9%)	35 (100%)	0.031
Reinfection possible after treatment	26(74.2%)	33 (94.3%)	0.016
High prevalence of schistosomiasis in the community	23 (65.7%)	29 (81.7%)	0.070
Higher vulnerability to infection in Ponto dos Volantes compared to the state capital, Belo Horizonteb	16 (43.2%)	22 (62.9%)	0.650
Video Animation Group (n = 36)
Absence of symptoms	16 (44.4%)	31 (86.1%)	0.001
Impossibility of visualizing the eggs in the stool	25 (69.4%)	33 (91.7%)	0.021
Impossibility of infection through contact with dirt	7 (19.4%)	19 (52.8%)	0.004
Infection through contact with stagnant water	25 (69.3%)	33 (91.7%)	0.008
Infection through contact with apparently clean water that receives sewage	33 (91.7%)	33 (91.7%)	1.000
Fatal disease	24 (66.7%)	35 (97.3%)	0.001
Impossibility of diagnosis through blood exams	4 (11.4%)	28 (40.0%)	0.001
Fecal exams essential for diagnosis	29 (80.6%)	36 (100%)	0.016
Reinfection possible after treatment	28 (77.8%)	35 (97.3%)	0.016
High prevalence of schistosomiasis in the community	26 (77.2%)	29 (80.6%)	0.581
Higher vulnerability to infection in Ponto dos Volantes compared to the state capital, Belo Horizonteb	19 (52.8%)	23 (63.9%)	0.454

Note:

^aMcNemar Test

^bNon-endemic, large urban center of the state of Minas Gerais