Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Urinary Schistosomiasis among Primary Schoolchildren in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa

Table 1

Demographic and associated environmental factors among study participants ().

(a)

Variable	No of respondents ()	Percentage (%)
Gender
Male	207	45
Female	250	55
Age (years)
9–11	166	36
12–13	238	53
14–16	49	11
Grade
4	92	20
5	111	24
6	132	29
7	123	27
School
A	91	20
B	133	29
C	150	33
D	84	18
Toilet at home
Yes	449	98
No	9	2
Where is the toilet
Inside	302	68
Outside	144	32
Slow-moving water near house
Yes	136	30
No	322	70

(b)

Participants regularity of visiting slow-moving water
Slow moving water near house	Never; (%)	Seldom; (%)	Regularly/often/weekly; (%)
Yes	73 (54)	41 (31)	20 (15)
No	213 (70)	72 (24)	21 (7)
Chi-square ()
value	0.003
value	0.16 small