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Table 2 Prevalence of leishmanin skin test positivity by village

From: Prevalence and determinants of Leishmania major infection in emerging and old foci in Tunisia

Village

N

Weighted prevalence

Standardised prevalence

Standardised weighted prevalence

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

New focus

    

Ksour

627

43 (37–48)

44 (39–50)

39 (35–43)

Mbarkia

266

47 (39–53)

44 (35–53)

44 (39–49)

Dhouibet

441

41 (35–46)

39 (33–44)

39 (34–44)

Msaadia

348

39 (31–44)

36 (30–43)

36 (30–43)

New Foci combined

1682

43 (39–46)

40 (37–44)

38 (36–40)

Old focus

    

Mnara

397

99 (98–100)

97 (86–100)

99 (92–100)

Total

2079

57 (53–59)

51 (48–54)

55 (53–57)

  1. N: number of subjects with reading skin test.
  2. CI: Confidence Interval.