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Table 5 Results from school water, sanitation and hygiene questionnaires for Huambo, Uige and Zaire provinces

From: Burden and factors associated with schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections among school-age children in Huambo, Uige and Zaire provinces, Angola

 

Huambo

N = 254

n (%)

Uige

N = 265

n (%)

Zaire

N = 56

n (%)

Total

N = 575

n (%)

How many schools had bathrooms?

148 (58.3)

127 (47.9)

40 (71.4)

315 (54.8)

How many schools had bathrooms in good condition?

124 (48.8)

81 (30.6)

12 (21.4)

217 (37.7)

How many schools had a reliable safe drinking water source?

86 (33.9)

40 (15.1)

8 (14.3)

134 (23.3)

Water source type?

    

 Tap

63 (24.8)

20 (7.5)

2 (3.6)

85 (14.8)

 Hole/others

18 (7.1)

20 (7.5)

6 (10.7)

49 (8.5)

How many schools were dewormed in 2013?

203 (79.9)

218 (82.3)

51 (91.1)

472 (82.1)

School Directors’ demonstrated knowledge of schistosomiasis

81 (31.9)

55 (20.8)

29 (51.8)

165 (28.7)

  1. N: number of school survey responses. 5 responses are missing for water source type in Huambo