Table 3 Association of knowledge of the respondents on schistosomiasis with education level

Awareness (n = 1038)

 Heard of schistosomiasis

No

142 (17.7)

8 (3.4)

1.00

Yes

659 (82.3)

229 (96.6)

0.16 (0.08,0.34)

0.15 (0.07,0.30)

Cause (n = 888)

 Bacteria

No

611 (92.7)

205 (89.5)

1.00

Yes

48 (7.3)

24 (10.5)

0.67 (0.40, 1.12)

_

 Virus

No

645 (97.9)

227 (99.1)

1.00

Yes

14 (2.1)

2 (0.9)

2.46 (0.66, 15.26)

_

 Parasites (Worm)

No

224 (34.0)

60 (26.2)

1.00

Yes

435 (66.0)

169 (73.8)

0.69 (0.49, 0.96)

0.70 (0.49,0.97)

Mode of transmission (n = 888)

 Drinking water

No

339 (51.4)

101 (44.1)

1.00

Yes

320 (48.6)

128 (55.9)

0.74 (0.55, 1.01)

 Food

No

640 (97.1)

226 (98.7)

1.00

Yes

19 (2.9)

3 (1.3)

2.24 (0.65, 11.90)

 Lake water contact

No

302 (45.8)

86 (37.6)

1.00

Yes

357 (54.2)

143 (62.4)

0.71 (0.52, 0.97)

0.89 (0.53,0.98)

Sign and symptoms (n = 888)

 None

No

651 (98.8)

227 (99.1)

1.00

Yes

8 (1.2)

2 (0.9)

1.39 (0.29, 6.62)

_

 Abdominal pain

No

602 (91.4)

213 (93.0)

1.00

Yes

57 (8.6)

16 (7.0)

0.26 (0.71, 2.24)

_

 Blood in stool

No

570 (86.5)

186 (81.2)

1.00

Yes

89 (13.5)

43 (18.8)

0.68 (0.45,1.01)

_

 Blood in urine

No

332 (50.4)

114 (49.8)

1.00

Yes

327 (49.6)

115 (50.2)

0.98 (0.72,1.32)

_

 Stunting

No

642 (97.4)

225 (98.3)

1.00

Yes

17 (2.6)

4 (1.7)

1.49 (0.55, 4.86)

_

Source of infection (n = 888)

 Lake

No

116 (17.6)

15 (6.6)

1.00

Yes

543 (82.4)

214 (93.4)

0.33 (0.19, 0.57)

0.31 (0.17,0.53)

 Dam

No

542 (82.2)

192 (83.8)

1.00

Yes

117 (17.8)

37 (16.2)

1.12 (0.75, 1.68)

_

 Toilet

No

629 (95.5)

221 (96.5)

1.00

Yes

30 (4.5)

8 (3.5)

1.32 (0.60, 2.92)

_

 Playground

No

649 (98.5)

224 (97.8)

1.00

Yes

10 (1.5)

5 (2.2)

0.69 (0.23, 2.04)

_