Table 3 Population’s knowledge of schistosomiasis symptoms according to level of literacy in Korhogo and Kaédi
No education (%) | Arabic (%) | Primary (%) | Secondary (%) | High school (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Korhogo | n = 576 | n = 155 | n = 263 | n = 343 | n = 107 | |
Knowledge of schistosomiasis | 54 (9.4) | 17 (11) | 49 (18.6) | 106 (30.6) | 45 (42.1) | ≤ 0.001 a |
Knowledge of symptom d | 23 (42.6) | 11 (64.7) | 24 (49.0) | 54 (50.9) | 29 (64.4) | 0.856a |
Pain during urination | 9 (39.1) | 6 (54.4) | 9 (37.5) | 14 (24.6) | 4 (0.05) | 0.5b |
Low urine output | 3 (13.0) | 1 (9.1) | 3 (12.5) | 3 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | N/A |
Blood in stool | 11 (47.8) | 4 (36.4) | 8 (33.3) | 31 (54.4) | 16 (55.2) | 0.384a |
Stomach pain | 0 (0.0) | 1 (9.1) | 2 (8.2) | 3 (5.3) | 1 (3.4) | N/A |
Headache | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) | 4 (7.0) | 2 (6.9) | N/A |
Blood in urine | 11 (47.8) | 9 (81.8) | 19 (79.2) | 39 (68.4) | 22 (75.9) | 0.111a |
cOther symptoms | 7 (30.4) | 2 (18.2) | 1 (4.2) | 8 (14.0) | 7 (24.1) | 0.135b |
Kaédi | n = 473 | n = 472 | n = 236 | n = 195 | n = 72 | |
Knowledge of schistosomiasis | 276 (58.4) | 228 (48.3) | 122 (51.7) | 107 (54.9) | 35 (48.6) | 0.031 a |
Knowledge of symptom d | 170 (61.6) | 114 (50.0) | 67 (54.9) | 66 (61.7) | 23 (65.7) | 0.441a |
Pain during urination | 52 (30.6) | 49 (43.0) | 24 (35.8) | 18 (27.3) | 10 (43.5) | 0.129a |
Low urine output | 66 (38.8) | 65 (57.0) | 26 (38.8) | 21 (31.8) | 15 (65.2) | 0.001 a |
Blood in stool | 76 (44.7) | 56 (49.1) | 29 (43.3) | 29 (43.9) | 13 (56.5) | 0.755a |
Stomach pain | 35 (20.6) | 30 (26.3) | 12 (17.9) | 8 (12.1) | 7 (30.4) | 0.151a |
Headache | 28 (16.5) | 22 (19.3) | 6 (9.0) | 2 (3.0) | 3 (13.0) | 0.020 b |
Blood in urine | 144 (84.7) | 98 (86.0) | 61 (91.0) | 61 (92.4) | 17 (73.9) | 0.146a |
cOther symptoms | 8 (4.7) | 3 (2.6) | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | N/A |