Prevalence and risk factors of Schistosoma mansoni infection among preschool-aged children from Panamasso village, Burkina Faso

Table 1 Sociodemographic data of study participants

Variables	Category	Frequency	(%)
Sex	Boys	110	48.3
Sex	Girls	118	51.7
Age (in months)	12–23	44	19.3
	24–35	35	15.4
	36–47	65	28.5
	48–59	58	25.4
	60–71	26	11.4
Mothers’ educational status	No formal schooling	200	87.7
Mothers’ educational status	Formal schooling	28	12.3
Mothers’ occupation	Housewife	216	94.7
	Self-employed	11	4.8
	Employed	1	0.5
Mothers’ knowledge about means of transmission	No	220	96.5
Mothers’ knowledge about means of transmission	Yes	8	3.5
Mothers’ knowledge about means of prevention	No	224	98.3
Mothers’ knowledge about means of prevention	Yes	4	1.7

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