Table 6.
Knowledge that urogenital schistosomiasis has reproductive health consequences
| Variables | Number of Responses | Number with knowledge | (%) | (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respondents | 1906 | 207 | 18.9 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male Female |
949 957 |
138 69 |
14.5 7.2 |
*0.001 |
| #Age group | ||||
| 15–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 45–49 |
260 604 485 342 29 |
27 79 42 31 3 |
10.4 13.1 8.7 9.1 10.3 |
0.4 |
| #Educational | ||||
| Level Basic JSS SSS Tertiary |
841 485 85 27 |
100 49 12 3 |
11.9 10.1 14.1 11.1 |
0.9 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Schooling Fishing Farming Trading Others Unemployed |
280 403 329 620 175 99 |
30 34 34 37 25 7 |
10.7 18.4 10.3 6.0 14.3 7.1 |
*0.001 |
JHS-Junior high school; SHS-Senior high school; N=1906 –these are study participant the responded to the question posed; *p value < 0.05; #Not all respondents to the question posed provided their age and attended school