Characteristics of persistent hotspots of Schistosoma mansoni in western Côte d’Ivoire

Parasites & Vectors

Table 6 WASH indicators in six schools from a large SCORE study in western Côte d’Ivoire in November 2016

Variable	Overall		Persistent hotspot schools								Low-prevalence schools
	Overall		Gbadrou		Mona		Ziondrou		Zoukougbeu		Tobly Bangolo		Zê
	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
Protected well
Yes	67	24.5	8	18.2	13	28.3	1	2.3	15	30.6	18	39.1	12	26.7
No	207	75.5	36	81.8	33	71.7	43	97.7	34	69.4	28	60.9	33	73.3
Tap water
Yes	93	33.9	23	52.3	5	10.9	29	65.9	13	26.5	4	8.7	19	42.2
No	181	66.1	21	47.7	41	89.1	15	34.1	36	73.5	42	91.3	26	57.8
Public pumps
Yes	42	15.3	7	15.9	12	26.1	2	4.5	4	8.2	11	23.9	6	13.3
No	232	84.7	37	84.1	34	73.9	42	95.5	45	91.8	35	76.1	39	86.7
Safe water sources
Yes	202	73.7	38	86.4	30	65.2	32	72.7	32	65.3	33	71.7	37	82.2
No	72	26.3	6	13.6	16	34.8	12	27.3	17	34.7	13	28.3	8	17.8
Latrine at home
Yes	203	74.1	27	61.4	32	69.6	29	65.9	44	89.8	35	76.1	36	80.0
No	71	25.9	17	38.6	14	30.4	15	34.1	5	10.2	11	23.9	9	20.0
Latrine at school
Yes	140	51.1	2	4.5	35	76.1	36	81.8	17	34.7	9	19.6	41	91.1
No	134	48.9	42	95.5	11	23.9	8	18.2	32	65.3	37	80.4	4	9.0
Latrine
Yes	238	86.9	28	63.6	40	87.0	44	100	45	91.8	36	78.3	45	100
No	36	13.1	16	36.4	6	13.0	0	0	4	8.2	10	21.7	0	0
Open defecation
Yes	111	40.5	40	90.9	9	19.6	3	6.8	20	40.8	35	76.1	4	8.9
No	163	59.5	4	9.9	37	80.4	41	93.2	29	59.2	11	23.9	41	91.1

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