Table 1.
Schistosoma haematobium studies included in the meta-analysis
| First author (Published year) [reference no.] | Study year | Population investigated (n) | No. infected humans (prevalence, %) | Examined snail species (n) | No. infected snails (prevalence, %) | Location | Sampling approach | JBI score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudge et al. (2008) [76] | 2005 |
Students (150) |
76 (50.7) |
Bulinus globosus (120) |
6 (5.0) |
Tanzania | Cross-sectional | 8 |
| Léger et al. (2020) [a] [63] | 2016–2018 |
Others (869) |
581 (66.9) |
B. globosus, B. truncatus (2532) |
91 (3.6) |
Senegal | Longitudinal | 9 |
| Léger et al. (2020) [b] [63] | 2016–2019 |
Others (716) |
211 (29.5) |
B. umbilicatus (4694) |
6 (0.1) |
Senegal | Longitudinal | 9 |
| Tchuenté et al. (2018) [79] | 2015–2017 |
Others (1173) |
275 (23.4) |
B. camerunensis, B. truncates, B. forskalii (1064) |
5 (0.5) |
Cameroon | Longitudinal | 9 |
| Ivoke et al. (2014) [60] | 2012–2013 |
Students (894) |
137 (15.3) |
B. globosus (308) |
62 (20.1) |
Nigeria | Longitudinal | 9 |
| Vera et al. (1992) [81] | 1988 |
Students (92) |
77 (83.7) |
B. senegalensis (600) |
3 (0.5) |
Niger | Cross-sectional | 8 |
| Medhat et al. (1993) [65] | 1993 |
Others (920) |
75 (8.2) |
B. truncates (1039) |
1 (0.1) |
Egypt | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Verle et al. (1994) [82] | 1994 |
Community (352) |
306 (86.9) |
B. globosus, B. truncatus, B. forskalii, B. senegalensis (601) |
106 (17.6) |
Senegal | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Traquinho et al. (1998) [80] | 1995 |
Students (994) |
839 (84.4) |
Bulinus spp. (407) |
345 (84.8) |
Mozambique | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Pennance et al. (2016) [74] | 2014 |
Students (744) |
125 (16.8) |
B. globosus (1111) |
26 (2.3) |
Tanzania | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Angelo et al. (2018) [40] | 2015–2017 |
Students (250) |
42 (16.8) |
B. nasutus (4899) |
132 (2.7) |
Tanzania | Longitudinal | 9 |
| Dabo et al. (2015) [50] | 2011–2012 |
Students (1761) |
259 (14.7) |
B. globosus, B. truncatus, B. forskalii (438) |
11 (2.5) |
Mali | Longitudinal | 9 |
| Anyan et al. (2019) [42] | 2012–2013 |
Students (383) |
149 (38.9) |
B. truncates (896) |
7 (0.8) |
Ghana | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Ofoezie et al. (1997) [a] [72] | 1991–1992 |
Students (128) |
51 (39.8) |
B. globosus (1472) |
55 (3.7) |
Nigeria | Longitudinal | 8 |
| Ofoezie et al. (1997) [b] [72] | 1992–1993 |
Students (99) |
33 (33.3) |
B. globosus (1343) |
37 (2.8) |
Nigeria | Longitudinal | 8 |
| Chimbari et al. (2003) [49] | 2001–2002 |
Others (570) |
45 (7.9) |
B. globosus (120) |
4 (3.3) |
Zimbabwe | Longitudinal | 9 |
| De Clercq et al. (2000) [52] | 1997–1999 |
Community (233) |
84 (36.1) |
B. senegalensis, B. truncates, B. forskalii (257) |
15 (5.8) |
Senegal | Longitudinal | 9 |
| Emejulu et al. (1994) [53] | 1990–1992 |
Community (1773) |
736 (41.5) |
B. globosus, B. truncates (2323) |
117 (5.0) |
Nigeria | Longitudinal | 9 |
| Dahesh et al. (2016) [51] | 2016 |
Students (1285) |
52 (4.1) |
B. truncates (74) |
8 (10.8) |
Egypt | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Kaiglová et al. (2020) [61] | 2018 |
Community (451) |
69 (15.3) |
B. globosus (68) |
6 (8.8) |
Kenya | Cross-sectional | 8 |
| Okeke et al. (2013) [73] | 2012 |
Students (323) |
15 (4.6) |
B. senegalensis, B. globosus (857) |
5 (0.6) |
Nigeria | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Chaula et al. (2014) [48] | 2013 |
Students (488) |
73 (15.0) |
Bulinis spp. (46) |
6 (13.0) |
Tanzania | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Anosike et al. (2006) [41] | 2001–2002 |
Others (2104) |
466 (22.2) |
B. globosus, B. truncatus, B. senegalensis (210) |
45 (21.4) |
Nigeria | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Mutuku et al. (2011) [70] | 2009–2010 |
Community (777) |
336 (43.2) |
B. truncates (156) |
6 (3.9) |
Kenya | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Zongo et al. (2012) [83] | 2009–2010 |
Students (648) |
138 (21.3) |
B. senegalensis, B. globosus, B. truncates (291) |
13 (4.5) |
Burkina Faso | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Krauth et al. (2017) [62] | 2014–2015 |
Community (743) |
16 (2.2) |
B. globosus, B. truncates, B. forskalii (76) |
0 (0.0) |
Côte d’Ivoire | Cross-sectional | 8 |
| Tchuem-Tchuenté et al. (2001) [78] | 1999 |
Community (241) |
1 (0.4) |
B. forskalii (300) |
0 (0.0) |
Cameroon | Cross-sectional | 8 |
| Ibikounlé et al. (2014) [59] | 2010–2012 |
Students (1585) |
466 (29.4) |
B. globosus, B. forskalii (165) |
0 (0.0) |
Benin | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Poole et al. (2014) [75] | 2012 |
Students (373) |
63 (16.9) |
B. globosus (250) |
0 (0.0) |
Malawi | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Gbalégba et al. (2017) [54] | 2014–2015 |
Students (2162) |
86 (4.0) |
B. senegalensis, B. truncates, B. forskalii (284) |
0 (0.0) |
Mauritania | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Assaré et al. (2020) [44] | 2016 |
Students (274) |
7 (2.6) |
B. globosus, B. truncates, B. forskalii (42) |
0 (0.0) |
Côte d’Ivoire | Cross-sectional | 8 |
| Campbell et al. (2017) [47] | 2016 |
Others (338) |
96 (28.4) |
B· camerunensis, B· truncates, B· forskalii (451) |
2 (0.4) |
Cameroon | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Ndyomugyenyi et al. (2001) [71] | 1991–1992 |
Students (483) |
230 (47.6) |
B. globosus, B. nastus, B. africanus (148) |
0 (0.0) |
Tanzania | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Arbaji et al. (1998) [43] | 1996 |
Others (5637) |
49 (0.9) |
B. truncates (195) |
0 (0.0) |
Jordan | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Moser et al. (2022) [69] | 2019 |
Community (258) |
101 (39.2) |
B. truncates (38) |
0 (0.0) |
Chad | Cross-sectional | 9 |
| Mushi et al. (2022) [84] | 2021 |
Students (649) |
342 (52.7) |
B. globosus, B. nastus (947) |
18 (1.8) |
Tanzania | Cross-sectional | 9 |
JBI = Joanna Briggs Institute; [a] and [b] represent studies carried out in different regions of area country but published in one article