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Table 7 Knowledge that urogenital schistosomiasis facilitates HIV infection

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

 

Frequency of respondents (%)

χ2 (p value)

Male

Female

Total

Aware of HIV

 Yes

1219 (97.2)

1209 (96.3)

2428 (96.8)

1.5 (0.45)

 No

28 (2.2)

36 (2.9)

64 (2.6)

 Don’t know

7 (0.6)

10 (0.8)

17 (0.6)

Aware schistosomiasis is a risk factor toHIV

 Yes

187 (15.6)

120 (9.6)

307 (12.3)

43.1 *(0.001)

 No

254 (20.4)

173 (13.8)

427 (17.1)

 Don’t know

806 (64.6)

958 (76.6)

1764 (70.6)

  1. *p value < 0.05