Table 5.
Prevalence and intensity of urogenital schistosomiasis in relation to LGAs, category of S. haematobium infection and parental occupation of respondents
| N.E | N.I | Prevalence (%) | Egg Count [Mean] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 % CI | ||||
| Safana | 243 | 59 | 9.15 | 1 141 [19.34(-2.03-40.71)] |
| Dutsin-Ma | 402 | 138 | 21.39 | 4 792 [34.72(19.88-50.08)] |
| P value | 0.0073 | |||
| Infection category | ||||
| Light (≤ 50 eggs/10ml) | 175 | 175 | 27.13 | 1 456 [8.32(6.82-9.91)] |
| Heavy (≥50 eggs/10ml) | 22 | 22 | 3.41 | 4 477 [203.5(121.14-285.86)] |
| Father | ||||
| White Collar Jobs | 274 | 71 | 11.01 | 1 270 [17.89(0.19-36.09)] |
| Farming Other brown | 113 | 32 | 4.96 | 1 192 [37.25(0.62-73.89)] |
| Collar jobs | 249 | 94 | 14.57 | 3 471 [36.93(18.41-55.44)] |
| Late (Dead) | 6 | 0 | 00.00 | 0 |
| Retiree | 3 | 0 | 00.00 | 0 |
| P value | 0.3516 | |||
| Mother | ||||
| White Collar Jobs | 66 | 12 | 1.86 | 248 [20.67(1.90-39.43] |
| Farming | 1 | 0 | 00.00 | 0 |
| Other Brown Collar Jobs | 338 | 121 | 18.75 | 5 007 [41.38(22.13-61.32)] |
| Late (Dead) | 2 | 1 | 00.16 | 6 (6) |
| House wifery | 238 | 63 | 9.77 | 672 [10.67(4.53-16.81)] |
| P value | 0.0021 | |||
| Total | 645 | 197 | 30.54 | 5 933 [30.27(17.97-42.57)] |