Table 1. Summary of results of urine microscopy and PCR on self-collected and operator-collected genital swabs in the two examined villages.

Laboratory results	Bukangilija	Ipililo	p-value
Eggs in urine positive n/N (%)	11/49 (22.4%)	7/162 (4.3%)	0.001 §
Eggs/10 mL urine median (IQR)^	39 (5–53)	23 (11–36)	0.214*
Microhaematuria whole cohort n/N (%)	18/49 (36.7%)	26/159 (16.4%)	0.005 §
Microhaematuria–active schistosomiasis cohort° n/N (%)	11/13 (84.6%)	7/8 (87.5%)	1.000§
Self-collected genital swab positive PCR	6/49 (12.2%)	4/162 (2.5%)	0.014 §
PCR Ct on self-collected genital swab median (IQR)^	34.5 (27.7–38.5)	31.0 (26.1–35.9)	0.426*
Operator-collected genital swab positive PCR	5/49 (10.2%)	2/156 (1.3%)	0.007 §
PCR Ct on operator-collected genital swab median (IQR)^	28.6 (23.6–31.5)	34.1 (33.2–35.1)	0.127*

°Active schistosomiasis: positive in at least one assay among urine microscopy, self-collected genital swab, or operator-collected genital swab.

^Calculated within the subgroup of participants positive for the laboratory test

§ Chi-square test.

* Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test. Statistically significant differences are indicated in bold.