Table 2.

Univariate analysis of some factors associated urogenital schistosomiasis in the study population

Study parameter			n	Positive n (%)	Chi-square	p-value
Age		<10	143	71 (49.7)	6.903	0.009
		≥10	239	86 (36.0)
Gender		M	191	89 (46.6)	4.769	0.029
		F	191	68 (35.6)
School		EP Matta Barrage	220	108 (49.1)	97.940	<0.001
		EP Matta village	109	6 (5.5)
		EP Manbonko Bord	53	43 (81.1)
Clinical presentation	Pain on urination	Yes	64	44 (68.8)	24.281	<0.001
		No	318	113 (35.5)
	Increased frequency of urination	Yes	91	48 (52.8)	6.695	0.010
		No	291	109 (37.5)
	Haematuria	Yes	125	121 (96.8)	238.124	<0.001
		No	257	36 (14.0)
Frequent contact with water from the dam		Yes	221	156 (70.6)	188.359	<0.001
		No	161	1 (0.6)
Occupation of parents		Farming	230	61 (26.5)	67.468	<0.001
		Fishing	68	55 (80.9)
		Trading	77	38 (49.4)
		Employeda	7	3 (42.9)
Knowledge about schistosomiasis		Yes	191	77 (40.3)	0.097	0.755
		No	191	80 (41.9)

^athis group included participants that were serving under the government and therefore had a stable source of income