Table 3 General demographic characteristics and factors associated with
Variable | Total | S. haematobiuminfected | χ 2 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 1826) | % | No (n = 126) | % | |||
Location | Urban | 379 | 21.7 | 13 | 4.3 | 0.019 |
Rural | 1429 | 78.3 | 109 | 7.6 | ||
Geographic part within the State | Middle | 415 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | <0.001 |
Eastern | 550 | 30.1 | 18 | 3.3 | ||
Western | 861 | 47.2 | 108 | 12.5 | ||
Relation in the Family | Father | 235 | 12.9 | 9 | 3.8 | 0.016 |
Mother | 312 | 17.1 | 34 | 10.9 | ||
Suns | 306 | 16.8 | 23 | 7.5 | ||
Daughter | 473 | 25.9 | 30 | 6.3 | ||
Relative | 500 | 27.4 | 30 | 6.0 | ||
Gender | Female | 1144 | 62.7 | 93 | 8.1 | 0.007 |
Male | 682 | 37.3 | 33 | 4.8 | ||
Age | ≤ 20 yrs | 498 | 27.3 | 36 | 7.2 | 0.45 |
21-40 yrs | 833 | 45.6 | 51 | 6.1 | ||
>40 yrs | 495 | 27.1 | 39 | 7.9 | ||
Education | Above primary | 241 | 13.2 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.014 |
Primary | 591 | 32.4 | 43 | 7.3 | ||
Illiterate | 994 | 54.4 | 77 | 7.7 | ||
Occupation | Other | 385 | 21.1 | 12 | 3.1 | <0.001 |
Unemployed/Housewife | 884 | 48.4 | 60 | 6.8 | ||
Farmer | 557 | 30.5 | 54 | 9.7 | ||
Source of water | Closed (pipe/Pump) | 1005 | 55.0 | 59 | 5.9 | 0.06 |
Open | 821 | 45.0 | 67 | 8.2 | ||
Latrines | Available | 1013 | 55.5 | 65 | 6.4 | 0.36 |
Not available | 813 | 44.5 | 61 | 7.5 | ||
Latrine for use | Preferred | 927 | 50.8 | 52 | 5.6 | 0.033 |
Not preferred | 899 | 49.2 | 74 | 8.2 | ||
Distance from home to nearest open water source | ≥ 1 Km | 215 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 | <0.001 |
< 1 Km | 1611 | 88.2 | 126 | 7.8 | ||
Household use (washing) of open water sources | No | 490 | 26.8 | 9 | 1.8 | <0.001 |
Yes | 1336 | 73.2 | 117 | 8.8 | ||
Personal use (Bath/swim) of open water sources | No | 406 | 22.2 | 9 | 2.2 | <0.001 |
Yes | 1420 | 77.8 | 117 | 8.2 | ||
Health facility in the same village | Present | 1043 | 57.1 | 58 | 5.6 | 0.01 |
Absent | 783 | 42.9 | 68 | 8.7 | ||
History of Schistosomiasis treatment in | No | 1762 | 96.5 | 113 | 6.4 | <0.001 |
Yes | 64 | 3.5 | 13 | 20.3 |