Table 2 Frequency of risk factors associated with urinary schistosomiasis, Abobo, southwestern Ethiopia, 2014
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Swimming habit | ||
Yes | 274 | 90.1 |
No | 30 | 9.9 |
Swimming regularity | ||
Some times | 214 | 78.1 |
Regularly | 60 | 21.9 |
Living with parent | ||
Yes | 284 | 94 |
No | 18 | 6 |
Distance from river | ||
<30min | 213 | 70.1 |
>=30min | 91 | 29.9 |
Water source for washing and bathing | ||
Alwero Dam | 91 | 29.9 |
Other | 213 | 70.1 |
Heard about urinary schistosomiasis | ||
Yes | 168 | 56.6 |
No | 136 | 43.4 |
Total | 304 | 100 |
Knowledge about urinary schistosomiasis among the total 168 participants who had heard about urinary schistosomiasis | ||
Information source | ||
School | 76 | 45.2 |
Home | 46 | 27.4 |
Other | 46 | 27.4 |
Symptom of urinary schistosomiasis | ||
Abdominal pain | 16 | 9.5 |
Dysuria | 5 | 3.0 |
Bloody urine | 121 | 72.0 |
Weakness | 4 | 2.4 |
Do not know | 22 | 13.1 |
Parasite penetrate skin | ||
Yes | 48 | 28.6 |
No | 120 | 71.4 |
Know the vector | ||
Yes | 30 | 17.9 |
No | 138 | 82.1 |
Have prevention | ||
Yes | 142 | 69.0 |
No | 10 | 14.9 |
Do not know | 16 | 16.1 |
Have treatment | ||
Yes | 142 | 84.5 |
No | 10 | 6.0 |
Do not know | 16 | 9.5 |
Total | 168 | 100 |