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. 2015 Jan 8;9(1):e3423. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003423

Table 2. The prevalences of S. haematobium and S. mansoni infection of primary school children at the baseline survey.

Units* No. of schools Urine for S. haematobium examination Stool for S. mansoni examination
No. of samples No. of positive (%) No. of samples No. of positive (%)
Al Jabalain 9 1,617 347 (21.5) 1,449 3 (0.2)
Assalaya 10 1,526 215 (14.1) 1,218 60 (4.9)
Jazeera Aba 7 914 66 (7.2) 711 1 (0.1)
Joda 3 443 178 (40.2) 321 0 (0)
Kenana 12 2,307 430 (18.6) 1,940 0 (0)
Rabak 20 3,864 237 (6.1) 3,468 28 (0.8)
Total 61 10,671 1,473 (13.8) 9,107 92 (1.0)

*Rabak unit is urban community, whereas the other 5 units are rural communities.