UNASSIGNED: This facility-based analytical cross-sectional study among 495 primary school children aged seven to 13 in five villages; Structured and pre-tested questionnaires were used to collect the data in face-to-face interviews, in addition, urine samples were collected from each pupil and then assessed microscopically for S. Haematobium eggs Presence. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25.0.
UNASSIGNED: A total of 424 primary school students participated in the study. Almost all the students (96%) had poor knowledge about urinary schistosomiasis. In general, 100% of the students had poor practices. Attitude revealed that females have lower chance of having the infection than their male counterparts. About 27% (n = 115) of them had active urinary schistosomiasis infection at the time of the study.
UNASSIGNED: The study revealed poor level of awareness and knowledge, positive attitude, and poor practices among primary school students. There was also high level of active infection among participants.
■这项基于设施的分析性横断面研究,对五个村庄的495名7至13岁的小学生进行了调查;使用结构化和预先测试的问卷来收集面对面访谈中的数据,此外,收集每个瞳孔的尿样,然后用显微镜评估血吸虫链球菌卵的存在.使用SPSS版本25.0分析数据。
■共有424名小学生参加了这项研究。几乎所有学生(96%)对尿血吸虫病的知识都很差。总的来说,100%的学生有不良的做法。态度表明,女性感染的机会比男性低。在研究时,其中约有27%(n=115)患有活动性尿血吸虫病感染。
■这项研究表明,人们的意识和知识水平很低,积极的态度,和小学生中不良的做法。参与者中也有高水平的活动性感染。