Table 3 Factors associated with awareness about schistosomiasis among school-aged children and adults in Amhara Regional State, northwest Ethiopia, February to June 2023
Variable | Category | No of respondents | No of persons with awareness (%) | χ2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | School-aged child | 634 | 91 (14.4) | 20.595 | < 0.001 |
Adult | 558 | 138 (24.7) | |||
Gender | Male | 585 | 126 (21.5) | 4.008 | 0.045 |
Female | 607 | 103 (17.0) | |||
Residence | Rural | 677 | 116 (17.1) | 4.355 | 0.037 |
Urban | 515 | 113 (21.9) | |||
District | Bahir Dar Zuria | 190 | 36 (18.9) | 33.100 | < 0.001 |
Chagni | 191 | 40 (20.9) | |||
Dera | 218 | 26 (11.9) | |||
Jawi | 123 | 23 (18.7) | |||
North Mecha | 204 | 65 (31.9) | |||
Quara | 92 | 11 (12.0) | |||
TachArmachiho | 174 | 28 (16.1) | |||
SCH transmission setting of data collection sites | Low | 612 | 127 (20.8) | 2.280 | 0.320 |
Moderate | 406 | 74 (18.2) | |||
High | 174 | 28 (16.1) | |||
Family size | ≤ 5 | 647 | 132 (20.4) | 1.292 | 0.256 |
> 5 | 545 | 97 (17.8) |