Table 3 Frequency of potential demographic, health-system related, and environmental risk factors associated with urogenital schistosomiasis reported by 144 communities in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Main occupation of inhabitants in the village | ||
Agriculture | 113 | 75.3 |
Rice farming | 23 | 15.3 |
Irrigation-based farming | 7 | 4.7 |
Fishing | 5 | 3.3 |
Local health facility | ||
Health facility open regularly | 62 | 41.3 |
Does the health facility dispense PZQ | 1 | 0.7 |
Water contact sites | ||
No. of villages with seasonal rivers | 85 | 56.7 |
No. of villages with permanent rivers | 76 | 51.0 |
No. of villages with permanent standing water body | 31 | 20.7 |
No. of villages with seasonal standing water body | 17 | 11.3 |
Water sources for drinking | ||
Well or borehole | 133 | 88.7 |
Open surface water | 125 | 83.3 |
Tap water | 8 | 5.3 |
Water sources for washing/bathing | ||
Open surface water | 137 | 91.3 |
Well or borehole | 131 | 87.3 |
Tap water | 9 | 6.0 |
Sanitation facilities | ||
Pit latrine | 147 | 98.0 |
Bush/field | 125 | 83.3 |
Improved latrine | 10 | 6.0 |
Toilet | 10 | 6.0 |
Heard about schistosomiasis | 155 | 68.6 |
How do you catch schistosomiasis?a | ||
Do not know | 79 | 50.1 |
Bathing in open water sources | 36 | 23.2 |
Sexual | 19 | 12.3 |
Drinking water | 18 | 11.6 |
Symptoms of schistosomiasisa | ||
Pain on urination | 114 | 76.5 |
Do not know | 17 | 11.4 |
Increase need to urinate | 13 | 8.7 |
Abdominal pain | 5 | 3.4 |
How do you prevent schistosomiasis? | ||
Treatment | 108 | 69.7 |
Do not know | 31 | 20.0 |
Education | 31 | 20.0 |
Other | 12 | 7.7 |
What is the name of the treatment for schistosomiasis? | ||
Do not know | 151 | 97.4 |
Praziquantel | 4 | 2.6 |