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. 2020 Sep 27;7(4):769–777. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020059

Table 3. Knowledge regarding intestinal parasites among the respondents (N = 385).

Question Number %
1 Previous knowledge on intestinal parasite? Yes 180 46.8
No 205 53.2
2 Have you ever been infected with IP? Yes 251 65.2
No 75 19.5
Don't know 59 15.3
3 Feces as a source of infection? Yes 239 62.1
No 51 13.2
Don't know 95 24.7
4 Symptoms of infection with IP Know 203 52.7
Don't know 182 47.3
5 Degree of harmfulness of sewage exposure Harmful 363 94.3
Harmless 3 0.8
Don't know 19 4.9
6 Mode of transmission of IP Know 132 34.3
Don't know 253 65.7
7 Prevention methods of IP Know 214 55.6
Don't know 171 44.4
Total knowledge Good 229 59.5
Poor 156 40.5