Table 1.
Prevalence (and CI95) of intestinal schistosomiasis in mothers and children from Lakes Albert and Victoria.
| Lake Albert |
Lake Victoria |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence in % (and CI95) of | Mothers (n = 125) | Children (n = 131) | Mothers (n = 120) | Children (n = 232) |
| Egg-positive intestinal schistosomiasisa | 60·0 (50·8–68·7) | 44·3 (35·6–53·2) | 29·2 (21·2–38·2) | 16·0 (11·5–21·3) |
| Light intensity (1–100epg) | 33·6 (25·4–42·6) | 24·4 (17·3–32·7) | 21·7 (14·7–30·1) | 12·1 (8·2–17·0) |
| Medium intensity (101–400epg) | 14·4 (8·8–21·8) | 11·5 (6·6–18·2) | 4·2 (1·3–9·5) | 2·6 (1·0–5·5) |
| Heavy intensity (>400epg) | 12·0 (6·9–19·0) | 8·4 (4·3–14·5) | 3·3 (0·9–8·3) | 1·3 (0·3–3·7) |
| Intestinal schistosomiasisb | 82·2 (74·5–88·4) | 68·7 (60·0–76·5) | 66·7 (57·5–75·0) | 58·6 (52·0–65·0) |
a
Prevalence of egg-patent infections according to two-day double Kato-Katz smears.
b
Prevalence of egg-patent S. mansoni infection (Kato-Katz) and/or visual SEA-ELISA positive reaction and/or CCA positives (≥trace).