02385nas a2200241 4500000000100000008004100001260002400042653002000066653002000086653003600106100001400142700001200156700001400168700001400182700001400196700001400210700001500224245013000239856026000369300000600629520149400635022001402129 2019 d bScopeMed Publishing 10 aschistosomiasis 10 aSocial-cultural 10 aSocioenvironmental determinants 1 aAnumudu C 1 aOnile O 1 aAwobode H 1 aTokunbo A 1 aOladele V 1 aAdebayo A 1 aChouvwen C 00 aSocial, Cultural and Environmental determinants of a Proposed Schistosomiasis Health Education Intervention in Eggua, Nigeria uhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Olugbenga_Onile/publication/335671080_Social_Cultural_and_Environmental_determinants_of_a_Proposed_Schistosomiasis_Health_Education_Intervention_in_Eggua_Nigeria/links/5dcc2422299bf1a47b3643a1/Social-Cultural-and-Envir a1 3 aBackground: Central to the utility of health education in the control of schistosomiasis is an understanding of the way a community perceives, understands, and can explain how schistosomiasis occurs among them.
Methods: In order to study the environmental, social, and cultural determinants of continued schistosomiasis prevalence in Eggua, we administered semi-structured questionnaires to 372 adults between November 2012 and December 2015 which asked about the perceptions, understanding of the community and the patterns of schistosomiasis.
Results: The respondents’ ages ranged from 35 to above 60 years. 44.7% had no schooling and 39.6% had at least primary education. 48.4% were farmers, 29.8% traders, and 1.6% fisher-folk. Majority (79%, 95% CI 76.5–83.0) were of a Christian denomination where members spend long periods in the river praying. Water contact was frequent with 89.5% visiting the rivers daily. Despite the research surveys taking place in Yewa since 2009, 81.5% of respondents did not know the cause of blood in urine, and self-reported hematuria was low, 4.6%. Latrine use was negligible, up to 95% of respondents did not have a latrine. Those who had heard about schistosomiasis were not well educated on prevention methods; 89.5% did not know they could be re-infected after the treatment.
Conclusion: Formal Health Education initiatives which consider these findings should be designed for the control of schistosomiasis in Eggua. a2146-8346