Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and prevalence of S. mansoni among school children in three primary schools of Manna District, Jimma Zone, southwest Ethiopia, 2014
Variables | S. mansoni infection status | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of positive (%) | No. of negative (%) | ||
Sex | |||
 Male | 61 (25.6) | 177 (74.4) | 238 (47.6) |
 Female | 59 (22.5) | 203 (77.5) | 262 (52.4) |
Age (years) | |||
 6–9 | 8 (10.4) | 69 (89.6) | 77 (15.4) |
 10–14 | 98 (26.1) | 278 (73.9) | 376 (75.2) |
 15–18 | 14 (29.8) | 33 (70.2) | 47 (9.4) |
Schools | |||
 Kore Konjo | 41 (41.4) | 58 (58.6) | 99 (19.8) |
 Saye Odo | 66 (28.6) | 165 (71.4) | 231 (46.2) |
 Wollo Sefar | 13 (7.6) | 157 (92.4) | 170 (34) |