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Table 4 Prevalence and intensity of genito-urinary schistosomiasis in relation to sex, age, LGAs, category of S. haematobium infection and parental occupation of respondents

From: Prevalence and intensity of genito-urinary schistosomiasis and associated risk factors among junior high school students in two local government areas around Zobe Dam in Katsina State, Nigeria

Variables

Number examined

Number infected

Prevalence (%)

Raw egg count [Mean (95 % CI)]

Sex

 Boys

401

140

19.5

4018 [28.7 (15.9–41.49)]

 Girls

317

23

3.2

65 [2.83 (1.71–3.95)]

χ 2 test

 

77.065

 

P-value

 

< 0.0001

< 0.05

Age (years)

 10–12

126

22

3.06

636 [28.91 (5.72–52.09)]

 13–15

485

107

14.9

2844 [26.58 (10.5–42.65)]

 16–18

94

29

4.04

588 [20.28 (9.71–30.84)]

 19–21

11

4

0.56

8 [2 (0.16–3.84)]

 22–24

2

1

0.14

7 (7)

χ 2 test

  

0.642

–

P-value

 

0.4231

0.9981

Address

 Safana

320

73

10.17

1769 [24.23 (12.07–36.39)]

 Dutsin-Ma

398

90

12.53

2314 [25.71 (8.05–43.37)]

P-value

 

1.064

Infection category

 Light (≤ 50 eggs/10 ml)

146

146

20.33

1543 [10.57 (8.48–12.66)]

 Heavy (≥ 50 eggs/10 ml)

17

17

2.37

2540 [149.41 (57.52–241.31)]

P-value

   

0.2793

Fathers’ occupation

 Civil servants

249

43

5.99

571 [13.28 (8.42–18.14)]

 Farmers

115

33

4.59

1523 [46.15 (−1.22–93.53)]

 Other brown collar jobs

351

87

12.12

1989 [22.86 (11.95–33.78)]

 Late (Dead)

2

0

0

0

 Retiree

1

0

0

0

P-value

 

0.0814

0.9995

Mothers’ occupation

 Civil servants

76

7

0.97

110 [15.71 (−0.27–31.69)]

 Farmers

2

0

0

0

 Other brown collar jobs

390

96

13.37

1983 [20.66 (11.63–29.68)]

 Housewives

250

60

8.36

1990 [33.17 (6.44–59.89)]

P-value

 

0.0231

1.0000

Total

718

163

22.7

4083 (25.05)