Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases and Schistosomiasis in Preschool Age Children in Mwea Division, Kirinyaga South District, Kirinyaga County, and Their Potential Effect on Physical Growth

Table 3

Frequency distribution of socioeconomic characteristics of the sampled study population.

Attribute	Response	Frequency	% frequency
Knowledge of disease transmission	No	114	31.6%
	Yes	247	68.4%
Geophagy (soil eating)	No	74	20.5%
	Yes	287	79.5%
Hand washing (child)	Never	118	32.7%
	Sometimes	213	59.0%
	Always	30	8.3%
Shoe wearing	Sometimes	325	90.0%
	Always	36	10.0%
Water source (domestic)	River/canal	292	80.9%
	Borehole	43	11.9%
	Piped	26	7.2%
River bathing child	No	98	27.1%
	Yes	263	72.9%
Water purification method	None	71	19.7%
	Filtration	115	31.9%
	Boiling	79	21.9%
	Chlorination	96	26.6%
Bathroom waste water disposal	Open ground	275	76.2%
	Latrine	86	23.8%
Employment status (father)	No	75	20.8%
	Yes	286	79.2%
Employment status (mother)	No	236	65.4%
	Yes	125	34.6%
Home ownership	Self-own	208	57.6%
	Rental	153	42.4%
Home location classification	Rural	284	78.7%
	Urban	77	21.3%
Family with children above 5 yrs	No	249	69.0%
	Yes	112	31.0%
House type	Rural	289	80.1%
	Wooden	8	2.2%
	Iron sheets	12	3.3%
	Brick/stone	52	14.4%