Table 3 Knowledge, attitude and practices and water, sanitary and hygiene practices of parents that predispose PSAC to infection
KAP of parents | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Knowledge about schistosomiasis (N = 104) | |
Yes | 35 (33.7) |
Exposure of PSAC to Ogun River (N = 167) | |
Yes | 103 (61.7) |
Age of first exposure (N = 103) | |
At birth | 15 (14.5) |
Before first year | 52 (50.5) |
2–5 years | 36 (35.0) |
Major activity exposing PSAC to infection source (N = 104) | |
Bathing | 21 (20.2) |
Washing | 9 (8.7) |
Fetching | 5 (4.8) |
Recreational | 4 (3.8) |
Bathing and washing | 10 (9.6) |
Washing and fetching | 2 (1.9) |
Others | 4 (3.8) |
Means of exposure to water from river (N = 66)a | |
Child was taken to the river | 20 (30.3) |
Water from the river used to bathe child at home | 42 (63.6) |
Child goes to river by himself | 4 (6.1) |
Hand washing practice before feeding PSAC (NE = 41)b | |
Yes | 37 (90.2) |
Frequency of deworming preschool-aged children (N = 104) | |
Always | 42 (40.4) |
Rarely | 32 (30.8) |
Never | 30 (28.8) |
Do you clean your child hand after defaecation? | |
Yes, with water | 52 (50.0) |
Yes, with water and soap | 33 (31.7) |
Water, sanitary and hygiene practices of PSAC | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Type of toilet facility used | |
Water closet | 34 (20.4) |
Pit with slab | 81 (48.5) |
Open pit latrine | 22 (13.2) |
Bush | 27 (16.2) |
River | 3 (1.8) |
Main water source for domestic use | |
Tap | 83 (49.7) |
River | 22 (13.2) |
Well | 5 (3.0) |
Multiple source | 57 (34.1) |
PSAC picking food/objects from the ground | |
Yes | 53 (31.7) |
Hand washing practices of PSAC before eating | |
Yes, with water | 70 (41.9) |
Yes, with water and soap | 15 (9.0) |
No, not applicable | 82 (49.1) |
Preschool-aged children with dirty finger (NE = 167) | |
Dirty | 106 (63.5) |
Clean | 61 (36.5) |
PSAC with trimmed fingernails (NE = 167) | |
Trimmed | 99 (59.3) |
Not trimmed | 68 (40.7) |
PSAC that had slippers/shoes (NE = 104) | |
Yes | 96 (92.3) |
Frequency of wearing slippers/shoes in PSAC | |
Always | 58 (55.8) |
Seldom | 38 (36.5) |
Don’t wear | 8 (7.7) |