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.