Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Urinary Schistosomiasis among Primary Schoolchildren in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa

Table 7

Multivariate analysis of knowledge, attitudes, practices, and health factors relating to schistosomiasis among the study participants ().

Variable	Chi-square (), (%)		value	Correlations	Odds Ratio (95% Cl)
	Lower (<Med.); (%)	Higher (>Med.); (%)
Knowledge				0.779
Age (years)			0.100		0.80 (0.54; 0.18)
9-11	71 (43)	95 (57)
12-13	115 (48)	123 (52)
14-16	30 (61)	19 (39)
Gender			0.218		1.21 (0.83; 1.75)
Female	124 (50)	126 (50)
Male	93 (45)	114 (55)
Grade			0.001		0.79 (0.55; 1.14)
4	49 (53)	43 (47)
5	41 (37)	70 (63)
6	55 (42)	77 (58)
7	73 (59)	50 (41)
Attitudes				0.779
Age (years)			0.016		0.64 (0.44; 0.95)
9-11	68 (41)	98 (59)
12-13	120 (50)	118 (50)
14-16	32 (65)	17 (35)
Gender			0.458		1.09 (0.76; 1.58)
Female	124 (50)	126 (50)
Male	98 (47)	109 (53)
Grade			0.020		0.73 (0.50; 1.06)
4	49 (53)	43 (47)
5	41 (37)	70 (63)
6	57 (43)	75 (57)
7	76 (62)	47 (38)
Practices				—
Age (years)			0.221		0.94 (0.63; 1.40)
9-11	61 (37)	105 (63)
12-13	95 (40)	143 (60)
14-16	14 (29)	35 (71)
Gender					0.25 (0.17; 0.38)
Female	58 (23)	192 (77)
Male	113 (55)	94 (45)
Grade			0.791		1.03 (0.70; 1.51)
4	36 (39)	56 (61)
5	41 (37)	70 (63)
6	55 (42)	77 (58)
7	40 (33)	83 (67)
Responses on schistosomiasis health-related symptoms				—
Age (years)			0.240		1.72 (1.13; 2.61)
9-11	66 (40)	100 (60)
12-13	88 (37)	150 (63)
14-16	13 (27)	36 (73)
Gender			0.798		1.06 (0.73; 1.56)
Female	93 (37)	157 (63)
Male	74 (36)	133 (64)
Grade			0.473		0.88 (0.60; 1.29)
4	41 (45)	51 (55)
5	30 (27)	81 (73)
6	53 (40)	79 (60)
7	44 (36)	79 (64)