Table 3.

Attitudes about schistosomiasis and MDA with praziquantel before and after the trial in intervention (Int.) and control (Cont.) schools

	Pretest assessment test			Post-test assessment test
Attitude questions	Int. (%)	Cont. (%)	p-value	Int. (%)	Cont. (%)	p-value	Source of attitudinal change
Number of participants	98	177		78	177
Experience of any river behavioural change
Yes	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	-	18 (23.1)	0 (0.0)	0.000
No	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		54 (69.2)	0 (0.0)
No response	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		6 (7.7)	0 (0.0)
Behavioural change experienced
I do not bathe in the river	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	-	2 (2.6)	0 (0.0)	0.000	Playing of Schisto and Ladders board game
I do not defecate in the river	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		1 (1.3)	0 (0.0)
I do not urinate in the river	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		5 (6.4)	0 (0.0)
I do not visit the river	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		2 (2.6)	0 (0.0)
I make fewer trips to the river	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		3 (3.8)	0 (0.0)
I wash with well water	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		5 (6.4)	0 (0.0)
No response	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
	98 (100)	177 (100)		60 (76.9)	177 (100)