Table 1 Relationship between socio-economic characteristics and prevalence of schistosomiasis and geohelminthic infections in school children

N

%

S. mansoni

% (n)

Any STH (HW, TT, Asc)% (n)

Water Contact: Lake Victoria

Everyday

138

34.2

18.25 (23)

14.96 (19)

Sometimes

82

20.3

25.00 (17)

20.59 (14)

Rarely

64

15.9

12.96 (7)

25.93 (14)

Never

119

29.5

12.62 (13)

21.36 (22)

Pond or Dam

Everyday

183

45.4

10.49 (17)

17.79 (29)

Sometimes

59

14.6

20.75 (11)

20.75 (11)

Rarely

35

8.7

17.24 (5)

34.48 (10)

Never

120

29.8

24.00 (24)

17.00 (17)

Creek or River

Everyday

75

18.6

17.39 (12)

15.94 (11)

Sometimes

55

13.6

22.73 (10)

25.00 (11)

Rarely

43

10.7

14.63 (6)

21.95 (9)

Never

220

54.3

15.14 (28)

19.46 (36)

Drinking water

Own pipe

23

5.7

8.70 (2)

17.39 (4)

Public pipe

106

26.3

11.32 (12)

20.75 (22)

Own Well

17

4.2

23.53 (4)

5.88 (1)

Public well

52

12.9

5.77 (3)

15.38 (8)

Rain water

65

16.1

10.77 (7)

6.15 (4)

River/canal

85

21.1

12.94 (11)

12.94 (11)

Other

121

30.0

18.18 (22)

11.57 (14)

Type of toilet

Own flush

2

0.5

50.00 (1)

0

Shared flush

1

0.3

0

0

Pit latrine

244

60.3

12.30 (30)

17.62 (43)

VIP

1

0.3

Bush/field

146

36.2

18.49 (27)

19.05 (24)

other

5

1.2

0

0

Housing

Electricity

7

1.7

0

0

Fridge

1

0.3

0

0

Car

1

0.3

0

0

Telephone

142

35.2

17.65 (21)

21.74 (25)

Radio

344

85.1

17.06 (50)

19.73 (58)

Bicycle

285

70.5

18.57 (44)

18.91 (45)

TV

39

9.7

11.54 (3)

23.08 (6)

Motor bike

3

0.7

0

19.54 (68)

Domestic worker

27

6.7

9.09 (2)

22.73 (22)

SES quintile (1–4)

142

42.13

16.20 (23)

22.54 (32)

SES quintile (5)

195

57.86

15.38 (30)

18.46 (36)