Schistosoma mansoni among pre-school children in Musozi village, Ukerewe Island, North-Western-Tanzania: prevalence and associated risk factors

Table 5 The relationship between the geometric mean of intensity of infection (GMI) in preschool children in Musozi village in Ukerewe North Western and the demographic characteristics

Characteristic	No infected	GMI	95 % CI	P-values
Sex
Male	80	101.9	79.2–131.4	<0.41^a
Female	90	118.9	93.7–150.8	<0.41^a
Age
1- < 2	10	74.7	29.4–189.6	<0.00^b
2- < 3	17	73.5	36.9–146.4
3- < 4	29′	79.5	54.6–115.8
4- < 5	29	91.9	60.1–140.4
5- < 6	45	175.8	128.9–235.7
6- < 7	40	125.3	88.6–177.2
Go to the lake
No	21	77.6	45.2–133.3	<0.00^a
Yes	149	116.3	97–139.4	<0.00^a
Mode of contact
Never	21	77.6	45.2–133.3	<0.00^b
Accompanied	136	109.7	90.6–132.8
Alone	13	213.6	124.4–366.6
Frequency
Never	57	75.7	55.2–104	<0.00^b
Moderate (1–3)	33	93.5	66.9–130.5
High (4–7)	76	117.9	117.9–193.8
Who
Father	5	101	46.3–220.5
Mother	34	133.7	92–194.3
Self	62	122.7	93.3–161.5
Guardian	6	350.7	137.9–892
Sibling	3	122	7.6–1967
Distance
> 500 m	70	123.1	92.8–163.1	<0.28^a
≤ 500 m	71	108.9	83–142.9	<0.28^a

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