Table 6 Distribution of S. haematobium egg positive rates according to symptoms related with urinary schistosomiasis within 6 months among 200 answered-school children in White Nile State, Sudan
Symptoms | No. of answered (%) | No. of negative. (%) (n = 82) | No. of positive. (%) (n = 118) | OR | 95%CI | P-value by logistic regression | Intensity positive cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± S.D. (log EPG) | P-value | ||||||||
Skin itching | |||||||||
No | 89 (44.5) | 37 (41.6) | 52 (58.4) | 1 | 1.233 ± 0.867 | ||||
Yes | 111 (55.5) | 45 (40.5) | 66 (59.5) | 1.04 | 0.59-1.84 | 0.883 | 1.016 ± 0.703 | 0.136 | |
Skin redness | |||||||||
No | 154 (77.0) | 57 (37.0) | 97 (63.0) | 1 | 1.151 ± 0.791 | ||||
Yes | 46 (23.0) | 25 (54.3) | 21 (45.7) | 0.49 | 0.25-0.96 | 0.038 | 0.928 ± 0.740 | 0.237 | |
Frequent fatigue | |||||||||
No | 107 (53.5) | 47 (43.9) | 60 (56.1) | 1 | 1.169 ± 0.805 | ||||
Yes | 93 (47.5) | 35 (37.6) | 58 (62.4) | 1.30 | 0.74-2.29 | 0.367 | 1.052 ± 0.763 | 0.420 | |
Hematuria | |||||||||
No | 132 (66.0) | 70 (53.0) | 62 (47.0) | 1 | 0.962 ± 0.778 | ||||
Yes | 68 (34.0) | 12 (17.6) | 56 (82.4) | 5.27 | 2.59-10.73 | 0.000 | 1.277 ± 0.762 | 0.028 | |
Urticaria | |||||||||
No | 199 (99.5) | 82 (41.2) | 117(58.8) | 1 | 1.117 ± 0.785 | ||||
Yes | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0.477 | 0.419 | |
Diarrhea | |||||||||
No | 137 (68.5) | 56 (40.9) | 81 (59.1) | 1 | 1.189 ± 0.775 | ||||
Yes | 63 (31.5) | 26 (41.3) | 37 (58.7) | 0.98 | 0.54-1.80 | 0.958 | 0.942 ± 0.785 | 0.113 | |
Fever | |||||||||
No | 77 (38.5) | 31 (40.3) | 46 (59.7) | 1 | 1.283 ± 0.785 | ||||
Yes | 123 (61.5) | 51 (41.5) | 72 (58.5) | 0.95 | 0.53-1.70 | 0.866 | 1.002 ± 0.768 | 0.058 | |
Dysuria | |||||||||
No | 86 (43.0) | 50 (58.1) | 36 (41.9) | 1 | 1.089 ± 0.796 | ||||
Yes | 114 (57.0) | 32 (28.1) | 82 (71.9) | 3.56 | 1.97-6.43 | 0.000 | 1.121 ± 0.783 | 0.840 | |
Weight loss | |||||||||
No | 59 (29.5) | 25 (42.4) | 34 (57.6) | 1 | 1.075 ± 0.733 | ||||
Yes | 141 (70.5) | 57 (40.4) | 84 (59.6) | 1.08 | 0.59-2.01 | 0.798 | 1.126 ± 0.807 | 0.752 | |