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. 2022 Sep 10;7(9):239. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed7090239

Table 4.

Proportion of potential risk factors among respondents.

Potential Risk Factors Category Frequency
(n = 421)
Proportion (%) 95% CI
Swimming Yes 250 59.4 54.51–64.08
No 171 40.6 35.92–45.49
Bathing Yes 217 51.5 46.66–56.40
No 204 48.5 43.60–53.34
Fishing Yes 261 62.0 57.15–66.62
No 160 38.0 33.38–42.85
Washing/water fetching Yes 279 66.3 61.50–70.74
No 142 33.7 29.26–38.50
Macroscopic results Clear/Amber 327 77.7 73.33–81.50
Cloudy/Bloody 94 23.3 18.50–26.67
Prior treatment No 155 36.8 32.23–41.64
Yes 226 53.7 48.79–58.51
Distance to water Far (>5 km) 365 86.7 82.99–89.72
Near (<5 km) 56 13.3 10.28–17.01
Knowledge about disease Yes 375 89.1 85.60–91.81
No 46 10.9 8.19–14.40
Herding livestock Yes 230 54.6 49.74–59.44
No 191 45.4 40.56–50.26
Sanitation Good 360 85.5 81.70–88.66
Poor 61 14.5 11.34–18.30
Prior infection Yes 173 41.1 36.38–45.97
No 248 58.9 54.03–53.62

n = number of respondents; % = Percentage; CI = Confidence interval.