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Table 1. Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in relation to sex, CD4 count and demographics.

Characteristics No test No infected p value
Gender 0.667
Male 668 3 (0.45)
Female 1332 3 (0.23)
Total 2000 6 (0.30)
CD4 count 0.773
<200 cells/µL 255 1 (0.40)
≥200 cells/µL 1745 5 (0.29)
Clinical Manifestations
Hematuria 0 0
Fever 461 1 0.710
Joint pain 22 1 0.089
Rash 78 1 0.574
Cough 47 1 0.333
Weight loss 1107 4 0.883
Nausea 74 0 0.631
Vomiting 2 0 0.938
Educational background 0.679
None 57 0
Primary 287 1 (0.04)
Secondary 1281 5 (0.4)
Tertiary 334 0
Marital status 0.002
Single 74 2 (2.67)
Married 1897 4 (0.21)
Divorced 22 0
Widowed 6 0
Occupation 0.748
Civil servant 221 0
Businessmen/women 169 1(0.59)
Security 16 0
Artisan 427 3(0.70)
Trader 1055 2(0.19)
Farmer 15 0
Housewife 62 0
Student 35 0
Source of water 0.890
Pipe borne 34 0
Bore hole 1811 6(0.33)
Well/Rain 133 0
Stream/River 22 0