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 5
Participants’ practice towards schistosomiasis prevention and control in CRR, the Gambia, 2019.
Variable
n (%)
Practice towards schistosomiasis
value
Good (57.7%)
Poor (42.3%)
Age of participants
0.001
Below 30
180 (47.0)
63.3
36.7
30–39
77 (20.1)
66.2
33.8
40 and above
126 (32.9)
44.4
55.6
Gender
<0.001
Male
188 (49.1)
68.1
31.9
Female
195 (50.9)
47.7
52.3
Religion
0.611
Muslim
369 (96.3)
75.5
42.5
Christian
14 (3.7)
64.3
35.7
River close to your home
0.197
Yes
325 (84.9)
59.1
40.9
No
58 (35.1)
50
50
The distance of the river from your home (km) (n = 376)
