Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Provincial Dwellers on Prevention and Control of Schistosomiasis: Evidence from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in the Gambia
Table 4
Participants’ attitude towards schistosomiasis prevention and control in CRR, the Gambia, 2019.
Variable
n (%)
Attitude towards schistosomiasis
value
Positive (96.9%)
Negative (3.1%)
Age of participants
0.374
Below 30
180 (47.0)
97.2
2.8
30–39
77 (20.1)
98.7
1.3
40 and above
126 (32.9)
95.2
4.8
Gender
0.515
Male
188 (49.1)
96.3
3.7
Female
195 (50.9)
97.4
2.6
Religion
0.493
Muslim
369 (96.3)
96.7
3.3
Christian
14 (3.7)
100
0
River close to your home
0.723
Yes
325 (84.9)
96.6
3.4
No
58 (35.1)
98.3
1.7
The distance of the river from your home (km) (n = 376)
