Correction to: Community knowledge, attitudes and practices related to schistosomiasis and associated healthcare-seeking behaviours in northern Côte d'Ivoire and southern Mauritania.

After publication of this article [1] it came to our attention that Tables 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 were presented incorrectly.

Correction

After publication of this article [1] it came to our attention that Tables 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 were presented incorrectly. The correct tables can be found below and the table citations in the article were corrected as well. The original article has been updated to reflect this change.

Table 2

Knowledge of schistosomiasis symptoms according to locality*

	Kaédin = 503		Korhogon = 195		Totaln = 698
	Yes (n)	Yes (%)	Yes (n)	Yes (%)	Yes (n)	Yes (%)
Do you know about schistosomiasis symptoms?	441	87.7	143	73.3	584	83.7
Pain during urination	154	34.9	42	29.4	196	33.6
Low urine output	194	44.0	10	7.0	204	34.9
Blood in stool	204	46.3	72	50.3	276	47.3
Stomach pain	93	21.1	8	5.6	101	17.3
a Headache	61	13.8	7	4.9	68	11.6
Blood in urine	382	86.6	101	70.6	483	82.7
aOther symptoms	14	3.2	25	17.5	39	6.7

*Multiple choice question;a Wound on genitals, constipation; n: Number of respondents

Table 3

Population’s knowledge of schistosomiasis symptoms according to level of literacy in Korhogo and Kaédi

	No education (%)	Arabic (%)	Primary (%)	Secondary (%)	High school (%)	P-value
Korhogo	n = 576	n = 155	n = 263	n = 343	n = 107
Knowledge of schistosomiasis	54 (9.4)	17 (11)	49 (18.6)	106 (30.6)	45 (42.1)	≤ 0.001 a
Knowledge of symptom d	23 (42.6)	11 (64.7)	24 (49.0)	54 (50.9)	29 (64.4)	0.856a
Pain during urination	9 (39.1)	6 (54.4)	9 (37.5)	14 (24.6)	4 (0.05)	0.5b
Low urine output	3 (13.0)	1 (9.1)	3 (12.5)	3 (5.3)	0 (0.0)	N/A
Blood in stool	11 (47.8)	4 (36.4)	8 (33.3)	31 (54.4)	16 (55.2)	0.384a
Stomach pain	0 (0.0)	1 (9.1)	2 (8.2)	3 (5.3)	1 (3.4)	N/A
Headache	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (4.2)	4 (7.0)	2 (6.9)	N/A
Blood in urine	11 (47.8)	9 (81.8)	19 (79.2)	39 (68.4)	22 (75.9)	0.111a
cOther symptoms	7 (30.4)	2 (18.2)	1 (4.2)	8 (14.0)	7 (24.1)	0.135b
Kaédi	n = 473	n = 472	n = 236	n = 195	n = 72
Knowledge of schistosomiasis	276 (58.4)	228 (48.3)	122 (51.7)	107 (54.9)	35 (48.6)	0.031 a
Knowledge of symptom d	170 (61.6)	114 (50.0)	67 (54.9)	66 (61.7)	23 (65.7)	0.441a
Pain during urination	52 (30.6)	49 (43.0)	24 (35.8)	18 (27.3)	10 (43.5)	0.129a
Low urine output	66 (38.8)	65 (57.0)	26 (38.8)	21 (31.8)	15 (65.2)	0.001 a
Blood in stool	76 (44.7)	56 (49.1)	29 (43.3)	29 (43.9)	13 (56.5)	0.755a
Stomach pain	35 (20.6)	30 (26.3)	12 (17.9)	8 (12.1)	7 (30.4)	0.151a
Headache	28 (16.5)	22 (19.3)	6 (9.0)	2 (3.0)	3 (13.0)	0.020 b
Blood in urine	144 (84.7)	98 (86.0)	61 (91.0)	61 (92.4)	17 (73.9)	0.146a
cOther symptoms	8 (4.7)	3 (2.6)	3 (4.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	N/A

Significant P-values (< 0.05) are highlighted in bold

aP-value based on chi-square test; bP-value based on Fisher’s exact test; cWound on the reproductive organs, constipation; Multiple choice question; n: Number of respondents

Table 4

Knowledge of transmission pathway of schistosomiasis according to locality*

	Kaédin = 779		Korhogon = 289		Totaln = 1068
	Yes (n)	Yes (%)	Yes (n)	Yes (n)	Yes (%)	Yes (%)
Do you know how schistosomiasis is transmitted?	497	63.8	188	65.1	685	64.1
Drinking unsafe water	312	62.8	72	38.3	384	56.1
Eating poorly washed fruits, vegetables	81	16.3	5	2.7	86	12.6
Swimming in rivers, drains, etc.	295	59.4	124	66.0	419	61.2
Contact with infected person	41	8.2	15	8.0	56	8.2
Walking barefoot on infected urine	110	22.1	13	6.9	123	18.0
Contact with dirty water	253	50.9	81	43.1	334	48.8
aOther transmission	38	7.6	22	11.7	60	8.8
Do not know	6	1.2	2	1.1	8	1.2

*Multiple choice question; n: Number of respondents; a Avoiding contact with goat urine, wearing protective shoes, avoiding drinking hot water

Table 5

Knowledge of transmission pathways of schistosomiasis according to level of literacy in Korhogo and Kaédi*

	No education (%)	Arabic (%)	Primary (%)	Secondary (%)	High school (%)	P-value
Korhogo	n = 26	n = 13	n = 33	n = 75	n = 38
Drinking unsafe water	8 (29.6)	5 (38.5)	11 (34.4)	32 (42.1)	15 (39.5)	0.817b
Eating poorly washed fruits, vegetables	1 (3.7)	1 (7.7)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.6)	1 (2.6)	N/A
Swimming in rivers, drains, etc.	11 (40.7)	7 (53.8)	25 (78.1)	51 (67.1)	26 (68.4)	0.035a
Contact with infected person	4 (14.8)	3 (23.1)	1 (3.1)	4 (5.3)	1 (2.6)	N/A
Walking barefoot on infected urine	3 (11.1)	1 (7.7)	1 (3.1)	8 (10.59	N/A	0.217b
Contact with dirty water	11 (40.7)	9 (69.2)	10 (31.3)	35 (46.1)	15 (39.5)	0.200a
cOther	6 (22.2)	2 (15.4)	2 (6.3)	10 (13.2)	2 (5.3)	0.230b
Do not know	1 (3.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (2.6)	N/A
Kaédi	n = 189	n = 136	n = 86	n = 76	n = 27
Drinking unsafe water	137 (72.5)	76 (60.3)	44 (55.0)	36 (47.4)	18 (66.7)	0.001 a
Eating poorly washed fruits, vegetables	26 (13.8)	29 (23.0)	13 (16.3)	7 (9.2)	6 (22.2)	0.073a
Swimming in rivers, drains, etc.	79 (41.8)	82 (65.1)	56 (70.0)	59 (77.6)	18 (66.7)	< 0.001 a
Contact with infected person	9 (4.8)	13 (10.3)	9 (11.3)	5 (6.6)	5 (19.2)	0.058a
Walking barefoot on infected urine	45 (23.8)	31 (24.6)	13 (16.3)	9 (11.8)	12 (44.4)	0.005 a
Contact with dirty water	85 (45.0)	73 (57.9)	42 (52.5)	36 (47.4)	16 (59.3)	0.175a
cOther	17 (9.0)	13 (10.3)	3 (3.8)	3 (3.9)	2 (7.4)	0.291b
Do not know	3 (1.6)	1 (0.8)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.6)	0 (0.0)	N/A

Statistically significant P-values (< 0.05) are highlighted in bold

: Number of respondents; aP-value based on chi-square test; bP-value based on Fisher’s exact test; cContact with goat urine, not wearing protective shoes, drinking hot water, exposure to sunlight; *Multiple choice question

Table 6

Knowledge of schistosomiasis prevention measures according to locality*

	Kaédin = 1450		Korhogon = 1443		Totaln = 2893
	Yes (n)	Yes (%)	Yes (n)	Yes (%)	Yes (n)	Yes (%)
Do you know how to avoid schistosomiasis?	438	30.2	173	12.0	611	21.1
Avoid eating certain foods	77	17.6	4	2.3	81	13.3
Avoid drinking unsafe water	285	65.1	86	49.7	371	60.7
Avoid swimming in rivers, drains, etc.	214	48.9	132	76.3	346	56.6
Avoid urinating in water bodies	198	45.2	37	21.4	235	38.5
Avoid defecating in water bodies	201	45.9	31	17.9	232	38.0
aOther	25	5.7	24	13.9	49	8.0
Do not know	6	1.4	2	1.2	8	1.3

*Multiple choice question; n: Number of respondents; a Avoid contact with goat urine, wear protective shoes, avoid drinking hot water

Table 7

Knowledge of schistosomiasis prevention measures according to level of literacy in Korhogo and Kaédi*

	No education (%)	Arabic (%)	Primary (%)	Secondary (%)	High school (%)	P-value
Korhogo	n = 23	n = 14	n = 34	n = 68	n = 33
Avoid eating certain foods	0 (0.0)	2 (14.3)	1 (2.9)	1 (1.5)	0 (0.0)	N/A
Avoid drinking unsafe water	9 (39.1)	5 (35.7)	16 (47.1)	39 (57.4)	16 (48.5)	0.430b
Avoid swimming in rivers, drains, etc.	11 (47.8)	6 (42.9)	27 (79.4)	60 (88.2)	26 (78.8)	<  0.001 a
Avoid urinating in water bodies	6 (26.1)	4 (28.6)	3 (8.8)	17 (25.0)	6 (18.2)	0.319b
Avoid defecating in water bodies	3 (13.0)	1 (7.1)	2 (5.9)	18 (26.5)	6 (18.2)	0.079b
aOther	5 (21.7)	5 (35.7)	3 (8.8)	7 (10.3)	4 (12.1)	0.082b
Do not know	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.9)	0 (0.0)	N/A
Kaédi	n = 174	n = 106	n = 63	n = 72	n = 24
Avoid eating certain foods	30 (17.2)	25 (23.6)	11 (17.5)	5 (6.9)	6 (25.0)	0.056b
Avoid drinking unsafe water	135 (77.6)	63 (59.4)	35 (55.6)	36 (50.7)	16 (66.7)	<  0.001 a
Avoid swimming in rivers, drains, etc.	54 (31.0)	58 (54.7)	38 (60.3)	50 (70.4)	14 (58.3)	<  0.001 a
Avoid urinating in water bodies	76 (43.7)	60 (56.6)	24 (38.1)	26 (36.6)	12 (50.0)	0.053a
Avoid defecating in water bodies	77 (44.3)	60 (56.6)	25 (39.7)	27 (38.0)	12 (50.0)	0.092a
cOther	8 (4.6)	8 (7.5)	5 (7.9)	2 (2.8)	2 (8.3)	0.548b
Do not know	2 (1.2)	2 (1.9)	2 (3.2)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	N/A

Statistically significant P-values (< 0.05) are highlighted in bold

: number of respondents; aP-value based on chi-square test; bP-value based on Fisher’s exact test; cavoiding contact with goat urine, wearing protective shoes, avoiding drinking hot water; *Multiple choice question