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Table 2 Results of Ov-16 IgG4 antibody prevalence in children by age in 2017

From: Impact assessment of onchocerciasis through lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment surveys using Ov-16 rapid diagnostic tests in Sierra Leone

Age

Number of children tested

Number of children positive by the first test

Number of children confirmed positive by the second test

Prevalence (%) (95% CI)a

4

5

0

0

(–)

5

1703

14

13

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

6

3550

42

38

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

7

3232

64

59

1.8 (1.4–2.4)

8

3161

78

72

2.3 (1.8–2.9)

9

2584

56

54

2.1 (1.6–2.7)

10

1782

56

54

3.0 (2.3–3.9)

11

586

20

20

3.4 (2.2–5.2)

12

511

21

20

3.9 (2.6–6.0)

13

174

8

8

4.6 (2.4–8.8)

14

76

8

8

10.5 (5.4–19.4)

(15–19)b

(34)

(1)

(1)

(–)

(–)b

(4)

(0)

(0)

(–)

Total

17,364

367

346

2.0 (1.8–2.2)

  1. aBased on the confirmatory test results
  2. bNumber of children 15–19 years old; the ages of four children were missing so they were not included in the total