Emerging neglected helminthiasis and determinants of multiple helminth infections in flood-prone township in Myanmar

Table 4 Knowledge of intestinal worms by study site, Shwegyin Township, Myanmar, 2017

Characteristic	Inland		Riverside		Total
Characteristic	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Awareness	(n = 101)		(n = 138)		(n = 239)
Ever heard about intestinal worms*	77	76.2	124	89.9	201	84.1
Ever had intestinal worms*	50	49.5	56	40.6	106	44.4
Mode of infection of intestinal worms wormsϮ	(n = 47)		(n = 102)		(n = 149)
Eating fly-contaminated food*	29	61.7	79	77.5	108	72.5
Eating with dirty hands*	21	44.7	81	79.4	102	68.5
Playing with soil*	14	29.8	75	73.5	89	59.7
Eating unwashed raw vegetables or meat*	13	27.7	73	71.6	86	57.7
Biting dirty fingernails*	12	25.5	71	69.6	83	55.7
Playing in dirty places*	9	19.1	67	65.7	76	51.0
Walking barefoot*	8	17.0	62	60.8	70	47.0
Through mosquito bite (NS)	6	12.8	26	25.5	32	21.5
Perceived sickness by intestinal worms*	41	40.6	104	75.4	145	60.7
Specific symptoms noted	(n = 42)		(n = 99)		(n = 141)
Abdominal colic (NS)	37	88.1	87	87.9	124	87.9
Diarrhea*	17	40.5	62	62.6	79	56.0
Poor appetite*	10	23.8	51	51.5	61	43.3
Feeling tired (NS)	14	33.3	45	45.5	59	41.8
Weight loss*	9	21.4	45	45.5	54	38.3
Fever (NS)	10	23.8	40	40.4	50	35.5
Prevention of intestinal worm infection*	(n = 53)		(n = 109)		(n = 162)
Washing fruits before eating	30	56.6	89	81.7	119	73.5
Washing hands before eating	24	45.3	84	77.1	108	66.7
Washing hands after toilet	21	39.6	85	78.0	106	65.4
Using latrine	17	32.1	73	67.0	90	55.6
Keeping up personal hygiene	12	22.6	77	70.6	89	54.9
Covering food	11	20.8	72	66.1	83	51.2
Not playing in the soil	10	18.9	69	63.3	79	48.8
Not playing in the dirt	11	20.8	67	61.5	78	48.1
Wearing slippers all the time	9	17.0	69	63.3	78	48.1

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