Table 6 Associations of attitude and practices of the participants towards schistosomiasis with their age and educational level

> = 40

<40

OR

95 % CI

Non educated

Educated

OR

95 % CI

Attitude:

 Serious disease

108(82.4)

71(70.3)

0.5

0.3, 0.9*

71(74.7)

107(79.3)

1.2

0.7, 2.4

Practices:

 Swimming/bathing in open water source

34(24.8)

33(28.9)

1.2

0.7, 2.2

24(22.0)

42(29.8)

1.5

0.8, 2.7

 Indiscriminate defaecation/urination

72(52.9)

76(66.7)

1.8

1.1, 3.0*

86(78.2)

62(44.3)

0.2

0.1, 0.4*

 Fetching water from ponds/streams

70(51.1)

69(61.1)

1.5

0.9, 2.5

58(53.2)

81(57.4)

1.2

0.7, 2.0

 Washing clothes & utensil in open water

36(26.3)

47(41.6)

2.0

1.2, 3.4*

35(32.1)

48(34.0)

1.1

0.6, 1.9

 Wearing shoes when go outside

100(73.5)

85(75.2)

1.1

0.6, 1.9

80(73.4)

106(75.2)

1.1

0.6, 1.9

 Drinking untreated water

96(70.6)

77(67.5)

0.9

0.5, 1.5

83(75.5)

90(63.8)

0.6

0.3, 0.9*

 Seeking treatment from clinic for GIT and urinary tract symptoms

109(79.6)

94(83.2)

1.3

0.7, 2.4

84(76.4)

119(85.0)

1.8

0.9, 3.3