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Table 4 Prevalence of STH and schistosomiasis co-infection, per district and overall

From: Integrated prevalence mapping of schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and malaria in lakeside and island communities in Lake Victoria, Uganda

 

STH CO-INFECTION WITH SCHISTOSOMIASIS

DISTRICT

 

Hookworm

Ascaris lumbricoides

Trichuris trichiura

STH overall

 

N

n

Prevalence

(95% CIs)

n

Prevalence

(95% CIs)

n

Prevalence

(95% CIs)

n

Prevalence

(95% CIs)

Bugiri

484

61

12.60

(9.78-15.89)

20

4.13

(2.54-6.31)

101

20.87

(17.33-24.76)

160

33.06

(28.88-37.45)

Jinja

170

7

4.12

(1.67-8.30)

0

0.00

(0.00-2.15)

2

1.18

(0.14-4.19)

9

5.29

(2.45-9.81)

Kalangala

962

63

6.55

(5.07-8.30)

23

2.39

(1.52-3.57)

45

4.68

(3.43-6.21)

90

9.36

(7.59-11.37)

Masaka

218

4

1.83

(0.50-4.63)

7

3.21

(1.30-6.50)

22

10.09

(6.43-14.88)

26

11.93

(7.94-16.99)

Mayuge

356

66

18.54

(14.64-22.97)

12

3.37

(1.75-5.81)

13

3.65

(1.96-6.16)

78

21.91

(17.72-26.57)

Mpigi

212

12

5.66

(2.96-9.68)

3

1.42

(0.29-4.08)

20

9.43

(5.86-14.19)

29

13.68

(9.36-19.05)

Mukono

1134

100

8.82

(7.23-10.62)

25

2.20

(1.43-3.24)

60

5.29

(4.06-6.76)

162

14.29

(12.30-16.46)

Rakai

667

2

0.30

(0.04-1.08)

0

0.00

(0.00-0.55)

0

0.00

(0.00-0.55)

2

0.30

(0.04-1.08)

Wakiso

331

37

11.18

(7.99-15.08)

5

1.51

(0.49-3.49

9

2.72

(1.25-5.10)

47

14.20

(10.62-18.43)

TOTAL

4534

352

7.76

(7.00-8.58)

95

2.10

(1.70-2.56)

272

6.00

(5.32-6.73)

603

13.30

(12.32-14.32)

  1. "N" is the total number of children surveyed for both schistosomiasis and STH infection, "n" refers to the number of co-infected cases. "CIs" stand for confidence intervals.