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Table 1 Prevalence of Schistosomamansoni infection with respect to village and gender

From: Can human schistosomiasis mansoni control be sustained in high-risk transmission foci in Egypt?

Area (Ezba)

Total population

Males

Females

Number examined

Number positive

% positive

Number positive

% positive

Number positive

% positive

Arab Al Mahdar

377

173

45.9

93

51.4

80

40.8a

Al Ouidat

O260

84

32.3

47

38.5

37

26.8a

Abou Zeid

204

49

24

32

29.9

17

17.5a

Al Gezeera Al Khadra

415

88

21.2

42

23.1

46

19.7

Abou Farag

237

39

16.5

20

20.2

19

13.8

Total

1493

433

29b

234

33.9

199

24.8

  1. aStatistically significant at p <0.05
  2. bDifferences between the village prevalence rates were statistically significant (X 2 = 86.42, p = 0.00)