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Table 6 Mean score of water contact practices

From: Elimination of schistosomiasis requires multifactorial diagnostics: evidence from high- and low-prevalence areas in the Nile Delta, Egypt

Water contact practicesc

Ebiana

El-Rouse

t value

No.

Mean ± SD

No.

Mean ± SD

Farming

814

2.59 ± 0.75

485

2.31 ± 0.86

5.89d

Ablution/hand washing

814

2.63 ± 0.69

485

2.41 ± 0.78

5.29d

Swimming

814

2.81 ± 0.50

485

2.55 ± 0.75

7.41d

Washing clothsa

424

2.80 ± 0.47

255

1.60 ± 0.85

23.69d

Washing animalsb

390

2.55 ± 0.64

230

2.32 ± 0.77

4.01d

Bringing water from canals

814

2.76 ± 0.54

485

1.70 ± 0.78

28.06d

Fishing

814

2.82 ± 0.44

485

2.78 ± 0.52

1.48

  1. aAsked to females only
  2. bAsked to males only
  3. cLower scores indicate more water contact
  4. dP < 0.005 SD: Standard deviation