Table 3.
Participant symptoms, signs, and diagnoses in relation to presence of S. haematobium eggs in urine
| Symptom, sign, or disease category |
Frequency (N = 400) |
P-value (eggs present) |
| Cough | 228 | 0.025 |
| Itching | 133 | 0.84 |
| Headache | 314 | 0.081 |
| Fever | 255 | 0.50 |
| Abdominal pain | 295 | 0.015 |
| Blurred vision | 26 | 0.44 |
| Blood in urine | 164 | < 0.001 |
| Blood in stool | 84 | 0.38 |
| Malaria | 302 | 0.66 |
| Diarrhoea | 227 | 0.087 |
| Skin disease | 37 | 0.85 |
| Eye disease | 105 | 0.32 |
| Schistosomiasis | 177 | < 0.001 |
| Respiratory disease | 130 | 0.064 |
| Worm infestation | 120 | 0.048 |