Table 2.
Knowledge about the praziquantel drug and schistosomiasis before and after the trial in intervention (Int.) and control (Cont.) schools
| Int. (%) | Cont. (%) | p-value | Int. (%) | Cont .(%) | p-value | Source of information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 98 | 177 | 78 | 177 | |||
| Knowledge of schistosomiasis | |||||||
| No | 93 (94.9) | 167 (94.4) | 1.000 | 0 | 158 (89.3) | 0.000 | Playing Schisto and Ladders board game |
| Yes | 5 (5.1) | 10 (5.6) | 78 (100) | 19 (10.7) | |||
| Source of information | Playing Schisto and Ladders board game | ||||||
| Health worker | 0 | 3 (1.7) | 0.419 | 0 | 2 (1.1) | 0.000 | |
| Parent | 1 (1.0) | 4 (2.3) | 0 | 14 (7.9) | |||
| Radio | 0 | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Schisto and Ladders | 0 | 0 | 78 (100) | 0 | |||
| No response | 97 (99.0) | 169 (95.5) | 0 | 161 (91.0) | |||
| Symptoms | Messages on squares 12, 15, 57, 63 and 74 | ||||||
| Blood in urine | 1 (1.0) | 1 (0.6) | 0.178 | 56 (71.8) | 3 (1.7) | 0.000 | |
| Blood in faeces | 0 | 0 | 4 (5.1) | 0 | |||
| Blood in urine and faeces | 0 | 0 | 5 (6.4) | 0 | |||
| No response | 97 (99.0) | 176 (99.4) | 13 (16.7) | 174 (98.3) | |||
| Transmission | Messages on squares 30, 39, 47, 50, 61, 78, 92, 94, 96 and 98 | ||||||
| Bathing, washing, and fetching in river | 1 (1.0) | 0 | 0.178 | 38 (48.7) | 0 | 0.000 | |
| Fishing in river | 0 | 0 | 5 (6.4) | 0 | |||
| Playing | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | |||
| No response | 97 (99.0) | 177 (100) | 34 (43.6) | 177 (100) | |||
| Where to seek treatment | Messages on squares 10, 16, 18, 54, 58, 64, 70 and 75 | ||||||
| Hospital | 1 (1.0) | 2 (1.1) | 0.933 | 56 (71.8) | 2 (1.1) | 0.000 | |
| No response | 97 (99.0) | 175 (98.9) | 22 (28.2) | 175 (98.9) | |||
| Preventive measure | Messages on squares 3, 10, 16, 18, 23, 30, 32, 39, 45, 47, 50, 54, 58, 61, 64, 70, 71, 73, 75, 78, 80, 85, 92, 94, 96 and 98 | ||||||
| Avoid bathing in the river | 0 | 0 | 0.178 | 10 (12.8) | 0 | 0.000 | |
| Avoid defecating in river | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | |||
| Avoid fetching water from the river | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | |||
| Avoid fishing | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | |||
| Avoid playing | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | |||
| Avoid going to the river | 1 (1.0) | 0 | 30 (38.5) | 0 | |||
| Avoid urinating in the river | 0 | 0 | 5 (6.4) | 0 | |||
| Avoid washing in the river | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | |||
| Take praziquantel/visit the hospital | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | |||
| Wearing rubber boots | 0 | 0 | 3 (3.8) | 0 | |||
| No response | 97 (99.0) | 177 (100) | 24 (30.7) | 177 (100) | |||
| Have you heard of praziquantel? | Messages on squares 22, 32, 71 and 80 | ||||||
| Yes | 0 | 2 (1.1) | 0.047 | 53 (67.9) | 2 (1.1) | 0.000 | |
| No | 74 (75.5) | 109 (61.6) | 0 | 109 (61.6) | |||
| No response | 24 (24.5) | 66 (37.3) | 25 (32.1) | 66 (37.3) | |||
| Will Praziquantel kill you? | Message on square 99 | ||||||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.134 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.000 | |
| No | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.3) | 53 (67.9) | 4 (2.3) | |||
| No response | 98 (100) | 173 (97.7) | 25 (32.1) | 173 (97.7) |