Research Article

Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni Infection and Associated Risk Factors among School Children in Jiga Town, Northwest-Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Study participants’ responses on associated risk factors among school children in Jiga town and its surrounding rural “Kebeles”, March 2019, ().

Associated risk factorsFrequencyPercent

Shoes wearing habit
 Sometimes8523.5
 Usually15643.1
 Regularly12133.4
Use toilet
 Yes19955
 No16345
Swimming in river water
 Yes21158.3
 No15141.7
Contact with river water
 Yes35598.1
 No71.9
Drinking water source
 Tap22361.6
 River/well13934.8