Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with S. haematobium Egg Excretion during the Dry Season, Six Months following Mass Distribution of Praziquantel (PZQ) in 2017 in the Bafia Health Area, South West Region Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Association between age, gender, and stream contact behavior.

Stream contact behaviour	Age group (years); % (n)				Gender; % (n)
Stream usage	<5	5 - 15	16 - 39	≥ 40	Female	Male
Yes	93.0(80)	99.6(474)	97.0(262)	95.3(161)	98.1(558)	97.0(419)
No	7.0(6)	0.4(2)	3.0(8)	4.7(8)	1.9 (11)	3.0(13)
χ^2; P value	19.970; <0.001				1.215; 0.301
Activity at stream
Bathing	21.3(17)	15.6(74)	7.3(19)	9.9(16)	10.4(58)	16.2(68)
House chores	37.5(30)	27.6(131)	45.4(119)	50.9(82)	42.8(239)	29.4(123)
Both	41.3(33)	56.8(269)	47.3(124)	39.1(63)	46.8(261)	54.4(228)
χ^2; P value	48.984; <0.001				20.838; <0.001
Frequency to stream per day
Hardly	22.5 (18)	1.7(8)	3.1(8)	23.0(37)	8.1(45)	6.2(26)
Once	47.5(38)	20.7(98)	37.0(97)	43.5(70)	30.6(171)	31.5(132)
Twice	17.5(14)	31.9(151)	29.0(76)	19.3(31)	27.6(154)	28.2(118)
thrice	3.8(3)	26.6(126)	17.9(47)	9.9(16)	18.6(104)	21.0(88)
More than thrice	8.8(7)	19.2(91)	13.0(34)	4.3(7)	15.1(84)	13.1(55)
χ^2; P value	202.884; <0.001				2.528; 0.640

χ² = Pearson Chi-square test.