Knowledge, perceptions and practices regarding schistosomiasis among women living in a highly endemic rural district in Zimbabwe: implications on infections among preschool-aged children

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants from Madziwa area, Shamva district, 2017

Variable	Characteristic	Frequency	Percentage
Adult age group (years)	≤ 20	23	5.4
	21–25	74	17.4
	26–30	98	23.0
	31–35	97	22.8
	36–40	73	17.1
	> 40	61	14.3
Socioeconomic status
Education^a	Not educated	178	41.8
Education^a	Educated	248	58.2
Employment^b	Employed	84	19.7
	Farmer	73	17.1
	ECD teachers	2	0.5
	Hairdressers	2	0.5
	Village health workers	3	0.7
	Youth officers	1	0.2
	Domestic workers	2	0.5
	Tailors	1	0.2
	Not employed	342	80.3
Religion	Traditional	1	0.2
	Muslims	1	0.2
	Christians	424	99.5
	Mainline church^d	10	2.3
	Protestants^e	25	5.9
	Pentecostal^f	26	6.1
	African apostolic^g	363	85.2
Domestic source of water^c	Tap	0	0
	Borehole	265	62.2
	Dam	9	2.1
	River	96	22.5
	Well	125	29.3
Toilet	Those with a toilet at home	343	80.5
Toilet	Those who use the toilet	362	85.0

Notes: The table describes the age of the women, community of origin, education level, employment status, religious beliefs, their domestic water source, presence and use of toilet
^aAll women who went to school only up to primary level or below were considered as not educated. Participants were considered to be educated if they attained secondary level of education
^bAll women who had some form of income generating activity were considered employed. This included the teachers, hairdressers, village health workers, youth officers, small-scale farmers, domestic workers and tailors. Women were considered not employed if they had no income generating activity
^cMultiple responses were considered
^dRoman Catholic
^eReformed church in Zimbabwe, Methodist and Lutheran
^fZAOGA, Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe, Endtime message and New Revelation
^gJohane Masowe, Madzibaba and Nguotsvuku

ISSN: 1756-3305