Assessment of awareness and knowledge of schistosomiasis among school-aged children (6–13 years) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Table 4 Knowledge of signs and symptoms of schistosomiasis by demographic characteristics

Socio-demographics	Frequency (n)		Fever (%)		P-value	Blood in Urine (%)		P-Value	Lower Abdominal Pain (%)		P-Value
Socio-demographics	Frequency (n)		No	Yes	P-value	No	Yes	P-Value	No	Yes	P-Value
Age	6–9	282	88	12	0.08	75	25	0.11	58	17	0.29
Age	10–13	198	82	18		54	46		87	13
Total		480	85	15		65	36		73	15
Gender	Female	245	85	15	0.08	69	31	0.001	85	15	0.75
Gender	Male	235	86	14		63	37		84	15
Total		480	86	15		66	34		85	15
Village	Mohembo	101	81	13	0.02	75	25	0.001	90	10	0.001
	Ngarange	68	82	18		47	53		87	13
	Samochima	93	75	25		35	65		61	39
	Sekondomboro	63	87	13		60	40		78	24
	Sepopa	55	93	13		85	15		96	4
	Xakao	99	91	9		91	9		99	1
Total		480	85	15		60	35		85	15
Health education status	No health education	297	86	14	0.94	73	27	0.00	85	15	0.97
Health education status	Had health education	183	86	14		55	46		85	15
Total		480	86	14		64	37		85	15

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