Research Article
Parental Perceptions of Giardiasis: A Study in an Outpatient Paediatric Hospital Setting in Havana, Cuba
Table 4
Perceived methods of prevention reported by caregivers.
| | Answered correctly that giardiasis is prevented | | | No. | (%) |
| | Feeding boiled water (yes) | 175 | (86.3) | | Hand washing before feeding (yes) | 181 | (89.6) | | Washing fruits and vegetables (yes) | 185 | (91.5) | | Avoiding walking barefoot (no) | 136 | (67.3) | | Avoiding utensils used by patients with giardiasis (no) | 135 | (66.8) | | Through drinking boiled water, washing hands before | | | | eating, and washing vegetables and fruit | 150 | (74.2) | | Score of correct answers | | | | All 5 correct answers | 74 | (36.6) | | Any 4 correct answers | 72 | (35.6) | | Any 3 correct answers | 51 | (25.2) | | Any 2 correct answers | 1 | (0.5) | | Only 1 correct answer | 2 | (0.9) | | No correct answer | 2 | (0.9) |
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