Table 3.
Prevalence and egg count geometric mean of Schistosoma haematobium by gender and age of schoolchildren in the study villages
| |
No. examined |
No. infected (%) |
Egg count |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
|
geometric |
| mean (95% CI) | |||
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Boys |
101 |
67(66.3) |
253(162–396) |
| Girls |
109 |
54(49.5) |
126(71–221) |
| P value |
|
|
0.003 |
| Age |
|
|
|
| 7 - 9 years |
78 |
35(44.8) |
202(102–400) |
| 10 - 12 years |
87 |
56(64.4) |
161(96–270) |
| 13 - 15 years |
45 |
30(66.6) |
217(100–469) |
| P value | 0.058 |