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Table 3 Prevalence and egg count geometric mean of Schistosoma haematobium by gender and age of schoolchildren in the study villages

From: Prevalence and intensity of urinary schistosomiasis among school children in the district of Niakhar, region of Fatick, Senegal

 

No. examined

No. infected (%)

Egg count

   

geometric

   

mean (95% CI)

Gender

   

 Boys

101

67(66.3)

253(162–396)

 Girls

109

54(49.5)

126(71–221)

 P value

  

0.003

Age

   

 7 - 9 years

78

35(44.8)

202(102–400)

 10 - 12 years

87

56(64.4)

161(96–270)

 13 - 15 years

45

30(66.6)

217(100–469)

 P value

  

0.058

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