Table 2. Gender distribution for fetching water and washing clothes by demographic and socio-economic characteristics (n = 130).
| Demographic / socio-economic characteristic | Fetching water | Washing clothes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Female n(%) |
Male n(%) |
Mixed gender n(%) |
Female n(%) |
Male n(%) |
Mixed gender n(%) |
|
|
Village Bugoto A Bugoto B |
85 45 |
60 (71) 29 (64) |
10 (12) 9 (20) |
15 (18) 7 (16) |
76 (89) 40 (89) |
3 (4) 2 (4) |
6 (7) 3 (7) |
|
Household size 1–6 members >6 members |
66 64 |
51 (77) 38 (59) |
10 (15) 9 (14) |
5 (8) 17(27) |
58 (88) 58 (91) |
5 (8) 0 |
3 (5) 6 (9) |
|
Religion Christian Muslim |
64 66 |
49 (77) 40 (61) |
6 (9) 13 (20) |
9 (14) 13 (20) |
58 (91) 58 (88) |
3 (5) 2 (3) |
3 (5) 6 (9) |
|
Education No education Primary education Secondary or higher education |
28 69 33 |
23 (82) 45 (65) 21 (64) |
3 (11) 10 (14) 6 (18) |
2 (7) 14 (20) 6 (18) |
26 (93) 60 (87) 30 (91) |
1 (4) 2 (3) 2 (6) |
1 (4) 7 (10) 1 (3) |
|
Income (UGX/day) <3,000 ≥3,000 |
57 73 |
42 (74) 47 (64) |
7 (12) 12 (16) |
8 (14) 14 (19) |
53 (93) 63 (86) |
1 (2) 4 (5) |
3 (5) 6 (8) |
|
Heard of schistosomiasis Yes No I don’t know |
130 0 0 |
89 (100) 0 0 |
19 (100) 0 0 |
22 (100) 0 0 |
116 (100) 0 0 |
5 (100) 0 0 |
9 (100) 0 0 |
|
Identifies water contact as exposure risk Yes No |
76 54 |
53 (70) 36 (67) |
11 (14) 8 (15) |
12 (16) 10 (19) |
69 (91) 47 (87) |
2 (3) 3 (6) |
5 (7) 4 (7) |