From: Knowledge, attitude, and practices towards schistosomiasis among rural population in Yemen
Variables | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Is schistosomiasis a serious disease? (n = 231) |  |  |
 Yes | 178 | 77.1 |
 No | 15 | 6.5 |
 Do not know | 38 | 16.4 |
Believes that schistosomiasis can be prevented (n = 231) |  |  |
 Yes | 112 | 48.5 |
 No | 87 | 37.7 |
 Do not know | 32 | 13.9 |
Faeces/urine as a source of infections (n = 231) |  |  |
 Yes | 30 | 13.0 |
 No | 26 | 11.2 |
 Do not know | 175 | 75.8 |
Practices (n = 250) |  |  |
 Swimming/bathing in open water source | 147 | 58.8 |
 Indiscriminate defaecation/urination | 148 | 59.2 |
 Fetching water from ponds/streams | 139 | 55.5 |
 Washing clothes or utensil in open water source | 83 | 33.3 |
 Wearing shoes when going outside | 186 | 74.3 |
 Drinking untreated water | 173 | 69.1 |
 Seeking treatment from clinic for GIT and urinary tract symptoms | 203 | 81.1 |
 Seeking traditional treatment for GIT and urinary tract symptoms | 36 | 14.3 |
 Do nothing for GIT and urinary tract symptoms | 11 | 4.5 |