Table 2 Overview of reports on schistosomiasis-related morbidity in DRC
From: Schistosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a literature review
Province | Locality/area | Study design | Study population | Hepatomegaly prevalence (%) | Splenomegaly prevalence (%) | Urinary tract lesion prevalence (%) | Anaemia prevalence (%) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kinshasa | Mokali health area | Cross-sectional | SAC | – | – | – | 41.6 | [24] |
Bas-Congo | Konde-Kuimba | Cross-sectional | TP | 40.0–54.0 | 8.0–22.0 | – | – | [19] |
Maniema | Kindu and Kasongo | Cross-sectional | SAC | 11.0 | 0.5 | – | – | [29] |
SOMINKI mining area | Cross-sectional | IP | 3.0–45.0 | 9.0–22.0 | – | 9.0–36.0 | [30] | |
SOMINKI mining area | Cohort | IP | 15.8–28.8 | 6.4–29.0 | – | – | [37] | |
Katanga | Lac Lufira | Cross-sectional | IP | – | – | 8–60 | – | [41] |
Eastern province | Aru territory | Cross-sectional | SAC | 15.6–38.0 | 22.0–59.2 | – | – | [47] |
Katanga | Lac Lufira area | Cross-sectional | IP | 29.5 | 34.4 | – | 21.6 | [42] |
Eastern Kasaï | Kasansa health district | Cross-sectional | SAC | – | – | – | 61.4 | [27] |