Table 1.
Prevalence and intensity of intestinal schistosomiasis across the northern Sesse Islands, based on Kato-Katz double thick smears and CCA urine lateral flow tests (trace test results were considered infection-positive) of the sampled children across 12 shoreline sites.
| Site (Map ID) GPS coordinateso | Kato-Katz double thick smears | CCA urine lateral flow test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number positive | Number sampled | Prevalence (95% CI) | Mean EPG* (95% CI) | Number positive | Number sampled | Prevalence (95% CI) | |
| Banda (1) | 22.2 | 564.0 | 40.9 | ||||
| S0.25887;E32.39511 | 4 | 18 | (6.4-47.6) | (76.0-1052.0) | 9 | 22 | (20.7-63.6) |
| Bosa (2) | 66.6 | 216.0 | 55.0 | ||||
| S0.18037;E32.29378 | 12 | 18 | (40.9-86.6) | (61.0-371.0) | 11 | 20 | (31.5-76.9) |
| Kaaya (3) | 62.5 | 505.2 | 62.5 | ||||
| S0.18955;E32.30222 | 10 | 16 | (35.4-84.8) | (116.7-893.7) | 10 | 16 | (35.4-84.8) |
| Kachanga (4) | 84.2 | 267.0 | 83.3 | ||||
| S0.18037;E32.29378 | 16 | 19 | (60.4-96.6) | (128.3-405.7) | 15 | 18 | (58.5-96.4) |
| Kafuna (5) | 30.0 | 176.0 | 41.6 | ||||
| S0.26450;E32.37188 | 3 | 10 | (6.6-65.2) | (0.0-417.5) | 5 | 12 | (15.1-72.3) |
| Kagonya (6) | 78.95 | 199.2 | 66.6 | ||||
| S0.21350;E32.33266 | 15 | 19 | (54.4-93.9) | (103.5-294.9) | 14 | 21 | (43.0-85.4) |
| Kammesse (7) | 40.00 | 120.0 | 66.6 | ||||
| S0.16811;E32.27144 | 4 | 10 | (12.1-73.7) | (28.4-211.6) | 10 | 15 | (38.3-88.1) |
| Kibibi (8) | 50.0 | 96.0 | 66.6 | ||||
| S0.22536;E32.30767 | 1 | 2 | (1.2-98.7) | (NA$) | 4 | 6 | (22.2-95.6) |
| Kitobo (9) | 78.9 | 894.4 | 80.9 | ||||
| S0.26241;E32.42812 | 15 | 19 | (54.4-93.9) | (400.2-1388.6) | 17 | 21 | (58.0-94.5) |
| Misonzi (10) | 60.8 | 252.9 | 54.5 | ||||
| S0.19313;E32.32238 | 14 | 23 | (38.5-80.2) | (107.6-398.1) | 12 | 22 | (32.2-75.6) |
| Luwungulu (11) | 0.0 | NA | 20.0 | ||||
| S0.19292;E32.26009 | 0 | 10 | (0.0-30.8) | 2 | 10 | (2.5-55.6) | |
| Sserinya (12) | 65.0 | 457.8 | 57.1 | ||||
| S0.26071;E32.35516 | 13 | 20 | (40.7-84.6) | (182.2-733.5) | 12 | 21 | (34.0-78.1) |
| TOTAL | 58.1 | 384.8 | 59.3 | ||||
| 107 | 184 | (50.6-65.3) | (486.3-283.3) | 121 | 204 | (52.2-66.1) | |
* Calculated as the arithmetic mean of infected patients (i.e. EPG >0), $ Confidence intervals were not able to be calculated as there was only one infected individual at the site.