Table 6 Association of knowledge, perception and practices of caregivers with their schistosomiasis infection

Perceptions

 School children are the high-risk group

Yes

1

No

0.16

0.3–1.2

0.123

0.4

0.2–0.9

0.025*

 Adult men are the high-risk group

Yes

1

1

No

3.1

0.9–10.4

0.070

5.2

1.2–21.9

0.024*

Practices

 Those who use borehole water for domestic purposes

Yes

1

1

No

1.8

1.0–3.1

0.045*

2.2

1.1–4.3

0.020*

 Source of water for bathing

Protected well

1

1

River

2.0

1.1–3.5

0.023*

3.0

1.4–6.4

0.004*

Garden well

2.9

0.5–16.4

0.235

6.5

0.8–56.3

0.088

Borehole

1.3

0.3–6.2

0.762

0.9

0.1–10.0

0.941

 Time of bathing

Afternoon

1

1

Morning

0.9

0.2–4.8

0.949

0.9

0.1–6.9

0.934

Late afternoon

1.9

0.9–4.1

0.094

2.4

1.0–5.7

0.055**

 Use of a toilet for excreta disposal

Yes

1

1

No

0.6

0.2–1.5

0.259

0.2

0.1–0.9

0.037*