Table 1. S. mansoni infection intensity by sex and age.
Characteristic | No. +ve | *GMI | 95% CI |
Overall | 395 | 236.2 | 198.5–460.9 |
Sex | |||
Female | 173 | 132.6 | 102.5–171.5 |
Male | 222 | 370.2 | 297.5–460.9 |
Age group by sex (years) | |||
Female | |||
7–9 | 23 | 76.5 | 40.5–144.6 |
10–14 | 40 | 275.3 | 169.9–446.2 |
15–19 | 23 | 327.9 | 187.2–1144.6 |
20–24 | 17 | 170.2 | 72.8–398.0 |
25–29 | 21 | 223.5 | 120.4–414.8 |
30–39 | 28 | 54.9 | 27.3–110.4 |
40+ | 21 | 35.1 | 17.1–72.3 |
Male | |||
7–9 | 39 | 284.6 | 178.0–455.0 |
10–14 | 46 | 513.7 | 336.6–783.8 |
15–19 | 21 | 700.7 | 338.7–1449.6 |
20–24 | 16 | 671.9 | 254.4–1774.3 |
25–29 | 29 | 793.1 | 523.0–1202.5 |
30–39 | 35 | 421.3 | 234.0–758.6 |
40+ | 36 | 81.9 | 49.2–136.3 |