Table 1. Demographic and S. haematobium infection characteristics of the study cohort by age group.
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 4–9 | 10–12 | 13+ | ||
| n | 77 | 34 | 84 | |
| Gender | Males, Females | 38, 39 | 18, 16 | 38, 46 |
| Age | Mean ± SEM | 7.25±0.15 | 11.35±0.12 | 26.92±2.11 |
| S. haematobium infection intensity | Mean egg counts ± SEM (min.-max.) | 24.04±8.70 (0–481) | 86.85±28.61 (0–692) | 12.87±5.10 (0–403) |
| S. haematobium prevalence | Prevalence (%) | 53.2 | 67.6 | 45.2 |
| GST-specific cytokines | Producersa (%) | 97.4 | 94.1 | 94.0 |
a
Detectable GST-specific cytokine production>levels present in un-stimulated cultures for ≥1 of the 13 cytokines assayed.