Table 3.
Intensities of hookworm and urinary schistosomiasis infections among adults positive for the infections in five rural villages in Kwale district, coastal Kenya
| Village | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infection | Maponda | Mirihini | Kajiweni | Miatsani | Mlafyeni | All | P |
| Hookworm | |||||||
| No. Positive | 40 | 58 | 64 | 44 | 29 | 235 | |
| GMI EPG | 162 | 147 | 143 | 140 | 114 | 142 | 0.949 |
| Light (%) | 37 (92.5) | 55 (94.8) | 63 (98.4) | 42 (95.5) | 29 (100.0) | 226 (96.2) | |
| Heavy (%) | 3 (7.5) | 3 (5.2) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 9 (3.8) | |
| Schistosomiasis | |||||||
| No. Positive | 10 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 34 | 107 | |
| GMI (eggs/10 ml urine) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 0.147 |
| Light (%) | 10 (100.0) | 15 (83.3) | 19 (76.0) | 15 (75.0) | 23 (67.6) | 82 (76.6) | |
| Heavy (%) | 0 (0) | 3 (16.7) | 6 (24.0) | 5 (25.0) | 11 (32.4) | 25 (23.4) | |
Geometric mean intensities (GMI) and levels of the intensities (light or heavy) were computed for individuals positive the infections only
Hookworm: light, 1-1999 EPG; heavy, ≥ 2000 EPG.
S. haematobium: light, 1 - 49 eggs/ml urine; heavy, ≥ 50 eggs/ml urine