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Table 3 Summary statistics and prevalence by different diagnostic tests in eight schools in Burundi. Samples from each child were tested using four different diagnostics: Kato-Katz performed in Burundi, CCA performed in Burundi, CCA performed in Leiden and CAA performed in Leiden. Additionally, CCA results were considered both with trace results as negative and with trace results positive

From: Latent class analysis to evaluate performance of point-of-care CCA for low-intensity Schistosoma mansoni infections in Burundi

Test

Prevalence (%) (by school range)a

Kato-Katz in Burundi (KK)

6.8 (0–20)

CCA in Burundi: trace-negative (CCABtn)

21.1 (0.0–44.0)

CCA in Burundi: trace-positive (CCABtp)

53.5 (12.0–90.0)

CCA in Leiden: trace-negative (CCALtn)

28.4 (0.0–60.0)

CCA in Leiden: trace-positive (CCALtp)

30.7 (0.0–64.0)

CAA in Leiden (CAA)

46.5 (6.0–78.0)

  1. aData from 398 pupils from 8 schools. Between 48% and 59% of children tested within each school were female, with the overall average being 51%. The mean age of children was 13.1 years with an associated standard deviation of 0.67 years
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