Research Article
Parental Perceptions of Giardiasis: A Study in an Outpatient Paediatric Hospital Setting in Havana, Cuba
Table 2
Correctly answered questions about the transmission of giardiasis among the 202 caregivers who participated.
| | Answered correctly that giardiasis is transmitted | | | No. | (%) |
| | Through drinking unboiled water (yes) | 189 | (93.5) | | Through unwashed vegetables and fruit intake (yes) | 176 | (87.1) | | Through walking barefoot (no) | 145 | (71.7) | | Through utensils used by patients with giardiasis (no) | 101 | (50) | | During delivery (no) | 185 | (91.5) | | Through drinking unboiled water; unwashed vegetables and fruit intake | 169 | (83.6) | | Score of correct answers | | | | All 5 correct answers | 63 | (31.1) | | Any 4 correct answers | 81 | (40.1) | | Any 3 correct answers | 47 | (23.2) | | Any 2 correct answers | 8 | (3.9) | | Only 1 correct answer | 0 | (—) | | No correct answer | 0 | (—) | | Answer “I do not know” to all | 3 | (1.5) |
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