Table 2.
Univariate analysis of socio-demographic and water contact behaviour associated with urogenital schistosomiasis in the study population
| Variable | Category | Schistosoma haematobium infection, % (n) | χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health area | Likomba | 30.3 (71) | 15.0 | < 0.05 |
| Holforth_Likomba | 38.9 (117) | |||
| Holforth | 23.5 (57) | |||
| Sex | Male | 32.9 (138) | 0.88 | 0.35 |
| Female | 29.8 (107) | |||
| Age group (years) | 5–14 | 37.7 (156) | 22.0 | < 0.05 |
| 15–24 | 31.7 (39) | |||
| 25–34 | 25.8 (24) | |||
| ≥ 35 | 17.6 (26) | |||
| Level of education | Secondary | 35.4 (126) | 4.6 | 0.03 |
| Primary | 28.2 (119) | |||
| Occupation | Housewife | 30.0 (12) | ||
| CDC worker | 18.5 (17) | 18.5 | < 0.05 | |
| Student/Pupil | 36.5 (184) | |||
| Business/Civil servant | 26.3 (21) | |||
| Farmer | 17.7 (11) | |||
| Stream activity | Two/more activities | 53.5 (137) | 117.3 | < 0.05 |
| Water collection | 33.3 (14) | |||
| Washing | 40.3 (25) | |||
| Bathing | 28.3 (15) | |||
| Playing/swimming | 53.8 (7) | |||
| Farming/fishing | 25.0 (2) | |||
| No activity | 13.1 (45) | |||
| Stream frequency | Daily | 62.4 (159) | 173.6 | < 0.05 |
| Weekly | 21.5 (32) | |||
| Monthly | 30.0 (9) | |||
| Degree of contacta | Degree II (≥ 100) | 64.2 (145) | 62.0 | < 0.05 |
| Degree I (2–99) | 26.4 (55) |
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aΣ (R × F), where R is the score for the reason for the contact and F the score for the frequency of contact