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Table 6 Knowledge that urogenital schistosomiasis has reproductive health consequences

From: Knowledge and awareness of genital involvement and reproductive health consequences of urogenital schistosomiasis in endemic communities in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Number of Responses

Number with knowledge

(%)

(p value)

Respondents

1906

207

18.9

 

Gender

 Male

 Female

949

957

138

69

14.5

7.2

*0.001

#Age group

 15–19

 20–29

 30–39

 40–49

 45–49

260

604

485

342

29

27

79

42

31

3

10.4

13.1

8.7

9.1

10.3

0.4

#Educational

 Level

 Basic

 JSS

 SSS

 Tertiary

841

485

85

27

100

49

12

3

11.9

10.1

14.1

11.1

0.9

Occupation

 Schooling

 Fishing

 Farming

 Trading

 Others

 Unemployed

280

403

329

620

175

99

30

34

34

37

25

7

10.7

18.4

10.3

6.0

14.3

7.1

*0.001

  1. JHS-Junior high school; SHS-Senior high school; N=1906 –these are study participant the responded to the question posed; *p value < 0.05; #Not all respondents to the question posed provided their age and attended school