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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and prevalence of S. haematobium among PSAC and caregivers

From: Urogenital schistosomiasis and risk factors of infection in mothers and preschool children in an endemic district in Zimbabwe

Variable

No. examined (%)

No. infected (prevalence)

95% CI

χ2-value

P-value

Overall

860 (100)

132 (15.4)

13.0–17.9

  

Community

 Chakondora

190 (22.1)

16 (8.4)

4.9–13.3

17.375

0.002

 Chihuri

184 (21.4)

42 (22.8)

17.0–29.6

 Kaziro

130 (15.1)

16 (12.3)

7.2–19.2

 Mupfure

255 (29.7)

45 (17.7)

13.2–22.9

 Nduna

101 (11.7)

13 (12.9)

7.0–21.0

Study group

 Caregivers

325 (37.8)

61 (18.7)

14.7–23.4

4.704

0.030

 Children

535 (62.2)

71 (13.3)

10.5–16.4

Gender

 Male

291 (33.8)

36 (12.4)

8.8–16.7

1.946

0.163

 Female

569 (66.2)

96 (16.9)

13.9–20.2

Age categories (years)

 Children

17.203

0.004

  < 1

7 (1.3)

0 (0)

–

  1

76 (14.2)

4(5.3)

1.5– 12.9

  2

80 (15.0)

10 (12.5)

6.2– 21.8

  3

171 (32.0)

17 (9.9)

5.9–15.4

  4

129 (24.1)

22 (17.1)

11.0–24.7

  5

72 (13.5)

18 (25.0)

15.3–36.6

 Adults

5.546

0.594

  15–19

9 (2.8)

3 (33.3)

7.5–7.0

  

  20–24

54 (16.6)

15 (27.8)

16.5–41.6

  25–29

65 (20.0)

12 (18.5)

9.9–3.0

  30–34

82 (25.2)

13 (15.9)

8.7–25.6

  35–39

67 (20.6)

10 (14.9)

7.4–25.7

  40–44

27 (8.3)

5 (18.5)

6.3–38.1

  45–49

6 (1.9)

1 (16.7)

0.4–64.1

  ≥ 50

15 (4.6)

2 (13.3)

1.7–40.5

  1. Note: Female includes both female children and adult women