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Table 4 Comparison of water contact practices among 5- to 15-year-olds and over 15-year-olds (n = 287) in 2013

From: Epidemiological and clinical aspects of urogenital schistosomiasis in women, in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Water contact practices

5–15 years (58)

>15 years (229)

Chi-squared

df

p-value

Contact in the past year

45 (77.6 %)

159 (69.4 %)

1.5

1

0.2207

 Swimming

17 (29.3 %)

85 (37.1 %)

1.231

1

0.267

 Bathing

8 (13.8 %)

101 (44.1 %)

18.052

1

<0.0005

 Domestic duties

17 (29.3 %)

111 (48.5 %)

6.877

1

0.009

 Work

7 (12.1 %)

91 (39.7 %)

15.756

1

<0.0005

 Drinking

3 (5.2 %)

39 (17.0 %)

5.209

1

0.022