Table 2 Knowledge of parents of school age children towards Helminthiasis, Maksegnit, northwestern Ethiopia, June 2022
Variable (Respondents) | Response Category | Frequency(percent) |
|---|---|---|
Ever heard about parasites (n鈥�=鈥�394) | Yes | 323 (82) |
No | 71 (18) | |
Source of information about helminthic parasites (n鈥�=鈥�340) | Community | 12 (3.5) |
Public Media | 200 (58.8) | |
Health personnel | 128 (37.6) | |
Know helminthic parasite (n鈥�=鈥�370) | Yes | 262 (70.8) |
No | 108 (29.2) | |
Name of helminthic parasite (n鈥�=鈥�84) | Ascaris | 46 (54.8) |
Tapeworm | 33 (39.3) | |
Other | 5 (5.9) | |
Source of helminthic parasites infection (n鈥�=鈥�382) | Through body skin | 98 (25.7) |
Contaminated food, water or hand | 284 (74.3) | |
Was your child infected with any helminthic parasite? (n鈥�=鈥�388) | Yes | 264 (68) |
No | 124 (32) | |
Treatment to helminthic parasite infected child (n鈥�=鈥�313) | Traditional health care | 44 (14.1) |
Modern Health care | 269 (85.9) | |
Are helminthic parasites treatable? (n鈥�=鈥�373) | Yes | 325 (87.1) |
no | 48 (12.9) | |
How are helminthic parasites treated? (n鈥�=鈥�385) | Traditional health care | 68 (17.7) |
Modern Health care | 317 (82.3) | |
Are helminthic parasites preventable? (n鈥�=鈥�389) | Yes | 356 (91.5) |
No | 33 (8.5) | |
How are helminthic parasites prevented? (n鈥�=鈥�359) | Anthelmintic treatment | 92 (25.6) |
Health education, hygiene | 267 (74.4) | |
Ever heard about deworming (n鈥�=鈥�358) | Yes | 212 (59.2) |
No | 146 (40.8) |