Table 5.
Urogenital schistosomiasis practices among women of reproductive age by sociodemographic characteristics
| Practice item | Age group (%) |
Time lived in the village (%) |
Level of education (%) |
Occupation (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <18 years | ≥18 years | P-value | <1 year | 1–5 years | ˃5 years | P-value | Informal | Formal | P-value | Peasant | Student | Petty business | Housewife | P-value | |
| Source of water for domestic purposes | |||||||||||||||
| River | 26 (21.1) | 42 (45.2) | <0.001a | 4 (33.3) | 14 (15.9) | 50 (43.1) | <0.001a | 2 (22.2) | 66 (31.9) | 0.764a | 19 (46.3) | 25 (20.5) | 12 (46.2) | 12 (44.4) | <0.001a |
| Tap | 74 (60.2) | 24 (25.8) | 8 (66.7) | 59 (67.0) | 31 (26.7) | 4 (44.4) | 94 (45.4) | 8 (19.5) | 75 (61.5) | 7 (26.9) | 8 (29.6) | ||||
| Well | 22 (17.9) | 27 (29.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (15.9) | 35 (30.2) | 3 (33.3) | 46 (22.2) | 14 (34.1) | 21 (17.2) | 7 (26.9) | 7 (25.9) | ||||
| Rain | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||||
| Water-related activity in the river | |||||||||||||||
| Domestic activities | 11 (8.9) | 4 (4.3) | <0.001 | 0 (0.0) | 16 (18.2) | 44 (37.9) | 0.006 | 4 (44.4) | 57 (27.5) | 0.281 | 0 (0.0) | 11 (9.0) | 2 (7.7) | 2 (7.4) | |
| Agriculture | 17 (13.8) | 44 (47.3) | 1 (8.3) | 16 (18.2) | 44 (37.9) | 1 (11.1) | 14 (6.8) | 32 (78.0) | 15 (12.3) | 5 (19.2) | 9 (33.3) | ||||
| None | 95 (77.2) | 45 (48.4) | 11 (91.7) | 66 (75.0) | 63 (54.3) | 4 (44.4) | 136 (65.7) | 9 (22.0) | 96 (78.7) | 19 (73.1) | 16 (59.3) | ||||
| Water contact with bare feet | |||||||||||||||
| Yes | 63 (51.2) | 55 (59.1) | 0.271 | 5 (41.7) | 47 (53.4) | 66 (56.9) | 0.575 | 8 (88.9) | 110 (53.1) | 0.034a | 30 (73.2) | 61 (50.0) | 12 (46.2) | 15 (55.6) | 0.053 |
| No | 60 (48.8) | 38 (40.9) | 7 (58.3) | 41 (46.6) | 50 (43.1) | 1 (11.1) | 97 (46.9) | 11 (26.8) | 61 (50.0) | 14 (53.8) | 12 (44.4) | ||||
| Swim in river water | |||||||||||||||
| Yes | 46 (37.4) | 24 (25.8) | 0.048 | 4 (33.3) | 38 (43.2) | 28 (24.1) | 0.016 | 4 (44.4) | 142 (68.6) | 0.126 | 9 (22.0) | 46 (37.7) | 8 (30.8) | 7 (25.9) | 0.260 |
| No | 77 (62.6) | 69 (74.2) | 8 (66.7) | 50 (56.8) | 88 (75.9) | 5 (55.6) | 65 (31.4) | 32 (78.0) | 76 (62.3) | 18 (69.2) | 20 (74.1) | ||||
| Urinate in water source | |||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.1) | 0.677a | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (0.9) | 0.923a | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | 0.918a | 1 (2.4) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| No | 122 (99.2) | 92 (98.9) | 12 (100.1) | 87 (98.9) | 115 (99.1) | 9 (100.0) | 205 (99.0) | 40 (97.6) | 121 (99.2) | 26 (100.0) | 27 (100.0) | 0.682 | |||
| Use toilets at workplace or residence | |||||||||||||||
| Yes | 123 (100.0) | 93 (100.0) | NA | 12 (100.0) | 88 (100.0) | 116 (100.0) | NA | 9 (100.0) | 207 (100.0) | NA | 41 (100.0) | 122 (100.0) | 26 (100.0) | 27 (100.0) | NA |
| No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||||
| Overall practices | |||||||||||||||
| Poor | 2 (1.6) | 2 (2.2) | 0.088a | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.3) | 2 (1.7) | 0.473a | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.9) | 0.915a | 2 (4.9) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.231a |
| Average | 46 (37.4) | 48 (51.6) | 6 (50.0) | 32 (36.4) | 56 (48.3) | 4 (44.4) | 90 (43.5) | 22 (53.7) | 46 (37.7) | 14 (53.8) | 12 (44.4) | ||||
| Favourable | 75 (61.0) | 43 (46.2) | 6 (50.0) | 54 (61.4) | 58 (50.0) | 5 (55.6) | 113 (54.6) | 17 (41.5) | 74 (60.7) | 12 (46.2) | 15 (55.6) | ||||
NA, not applicable.
a
Fisher's exact test.