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Table 2 Frequency of risk factors associated with Urogenital schistosomiasis from Safana and Dutsin-Ma LGAs

From: Urogenital schistosomiasis and associated determinant factors among senior high school students in the Dutsin-Ma and Safana Local Government Areas of Katsina State, Nigeria

Variables

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Swimming experience

 Yes

228

35.35

 No

417

64.65

 

645

 

Playing in shallow water

 Yes

303

46.98

 No

342

53.02

 

645

 

Sources of water for drinking,

Cooking, washing & bathing.

 Bore hole

448

33.81

 Dam

227

17.13

 Pond

43

3.25

 River

38

2.87

 Stream

184

13.89

 Well

148

11.17

 Tap

231

17.43

 Sachet

6

0.45

Total

1 325

100.00

  1. NOTE: Respondents combined multiple water sources for domestic use
  2. This informed the higher total number above compared to the 645 interviewed