Table 6.
Antibodies to Bm14 in children from the study communities and the study schools
| Study population | Time (number) of survey | Survey population | No. examined (%) | Mean age years | No. positive (%) | GMI* for all examined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community surveys |
Kirare |
Nov-11 (8) |
178 |
120 (67.4) |
10.1 |
33 (27.5) |
0.3384 |
| |
Kiomoni |
Nov-11 (8) |
145 |
107 (73.8) |
9.9 |
24 (22.4) |
0.2776 |
| |
Kisimatui |
Nov-11 (8) |
180 |
129 (71.7) |
9.4 |
25 (19.4) |
0.2468 |
| |
All 3 communities combined |
Nov-11 (8) |
503 |
356 (70.8) |
9.8 |
82 (23.0) |
0.2865 |
| School surveys |
All 4 schools combined |
Nov-10 (7) |
453 |
362 (79.9) |
7.4 |
61 (16.9)# |
0.2776§ |
| Dec-11 (8) | 382 | 334 (87.3) | 7.2 | 38 (11.4)# | 0.2153§ |
Results shown are from children (5-14 years) from two hamlets of Kirare (Mtambuuni, Mashine), one hamlet of Kiomoni (Mabavu) and one hamlet of Kisimatui (Majengo) in community survey 8, and from Standard 1 children from four of the study schools (Kirare, Marungu, Kiomoni and Mafuriko) in survey 7 and 8. Findings from survey 1-5 in Kirare (all four hamlets) are given in [6].
* Geometric mean intensity, in OD-values.
# p = 0.039 (Pearsons chi-square test).
§ p = 0.032 (independent sample t-test on log-transformed OD-values).