Table 1 Prevalence and intensity of intestinal schistosomiasis across the northern Sesse Islands, based on Kato-Katz double thick smears and CCA urine lateral flow tests (trace test results were considered infection-positive) of the sampled children across 12 shoreline sites.

Number positive

Number sampled

Prevalence (95% CI)

Mean EPG* (95% CI)

Number positive

Number sampled

Prevalence (95% CI)

Banda (1)

22.2

564.0

40.9

S0.25887;E32.39511

4

18

(6.4-47.6)

(76.0-1052.0)

9

22

(20.7-63.6)

Bosa (2)

66.6

216.0

55.0

S0.18037;E32.29378

12

18

(40.9-86.6)

(61.0-371.0)

11

20

(31.5-76.9)

Kaaya (3)

62.5

505.2

62.5

S0.18955;E32.30222

10

16

(35.4-84.8)

(116.7-893.7)

10

16

(35.4-84.8)

Kachanga (4)

84.2

267.0

83.3

S0.18037;E32.29378

16

19

(60.4-96.6)

(128.3-405.7)

15

18

(58.5-96.4)

Kafuna (5)

30.0

176.0

41.6

S0.26450;E32.37188

3

10

(6.6-65.2)

(0.0-417.5)

5

12

(15.1-72.3)

Kagonya (6)

78.95

199.2

66.6

S0.21350;E32.33266

15

19

(54.4-93.9)

(103.5-294.9)

14

21

(43.0-85.4)

Kammesse (7)

40.00

120.0

66.6

S0.16811;E32.27144

4

10

(12.1-73.7)

(28.4-211.6)

10

15

(38.3-88.1)

Kibibi (8)

50.0

96.0

66.6

S0.22536;E32.30767

1

2

(1.2-98.7)

(NA^$)

4

6

(22.2-95.6)

Kitobo (9)

78.9

894.4

80.9

S0.26241;E32.42812

15

19

(54.4-93.9)

(400.2-1388.6)

17

21

(58.0-94.5)

Misonzi (10)

60.8

252.9

54.5

S0.19313;E32.32238

14

23

(38.5-80.2)

(107.6-398.1)

12

22

(32.2-75.6)

Luwungulu (11)

0.0

NA

20.0

S0.19292;E32.26009

0

10

(0.0-30.8)

2

10

(2.5-55.6)

Sserinya (12)

65.0

457.8

57.1

S0.26071;E32.35516

13

20

(40.7-84.6)

(182.2-733.5)

12

21

(34.0-78.1)

TOTAL

58.1

384.8

59.3

107

184

(50.6-65.3)

(486.3-283.3)

121

204

(52.2-66.1)