Table 3.
Distribution of factors related to human–freshwater contact among the 554 study participants who declared having had previous contact with freshwater bodies
| Factors related to human–freshwater contact | Study population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI (%) | |
| Type of water point | |||
| River | 473 | 85.4 | 82.2–88.2 |
| Lake | 86 | 15.5 | 12.6–18.8 |
| Ogooué River | 75 | 13.5 | 10.8–16.7 |
| Stream | 20 | 3.6 | 2.2–5.5 |
| Others | 6 | 1.1 | 0.4–2.3 |
| Places from which water contact was made | |||
| Home | 538 | 97.1 | 95.3–98.3 |
| School or place of work | 21 | 3.8 | 2.4–5.7 |
| Planting | 74 | 13.4 | 10.6–16.5 |
| Others | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2–1.8 |
| Frequency of contact | |||
| Daily | 286 | 51,6 | 47.4–55.9 |
| Weekly | 48 | 8.7 | 6.5–11.3 |
| Some times monthly | 220 | 39.7 | 35.6–43.9 |
| Time of day contact was made with freshwater body | |||
| Morning | 281 | 50.7 | 46.5–55.0 |
| Midday: 12:00 to 15:00 h | 22 | 4.0 | 2.5–5.9 |
| Afternoon: 15:00 h to 18:00 h | 130 | 23.5 | 20.0–27.2 |
| Night | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1–1.6 |
| No specific time | 118 | 21.3 | 18.0–24.9 |
| Reason declared for water contact | |||
| Bath | 505 | 91.1 | 88.5–93.4 |
| Housework | 460 | 83.0 | 79.6–86.1 |
| Fetch water | 413 | 74.5 | 70.7–78.1 |
| Fishing | 189 | 34.1 | 30.2–38.2 |
| Playing | 148 | 26.7 | 23.1–30.6 |
| Planting | 44 | 7.9 | 5.8–10.5 |
| Others | 0 | 0.0 | – |