TY - JOUR KW - schistosomiasis KW - Social-cultural KW - Socioenvironmental determinants AU - Anumudu C AU - Onile O AU - Awobode H AU - Tokunbo A AU - Oladele V AU - Adebayo A AU - Chouvwen C AB - Background: 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. BT - Journal of Behavioral Health DO - 10.5455/jbh.20190521094753 IS - 0 LA - eng N2 - Background: 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. PB - ScopeMed Publishing PY - 2019 EP - 1 T2 - Journal of Behavioral Health TI - Social, Cultural and Environmental determinants of a Proposed Schistosomiasis Health Education Intervention in Eggua, Nigeria UR - https://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 SN - 2146-8346 ER -