Table 2. Summary of participants in the school-based survey, American Samoa, 2016.
| Questionnaire variables | Number tested (% of total tested) | Number Ag- positive (Crude CFA prevalence) |
p value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1143 (100) | 9 (0.8) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 5 | 62 (5.4) | 0 (0) | 0.74 |
| 6 | 524 (45.8) | 3 (0.6) | |
| 7 | 510 (44.6) | 5 (1.0) | |
| 8 | 39 (3.4) | 1 (2.6) | |
| 9 | 6 (0.5) | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 (0.2) | 0 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 550 (48.1) | 3 (0.5) | 0.373 |
| Female | 593 (51.2) | 6 (1.0) | |
| Location of school | |||
| Nua | 44 (3.9) | 2 (4.5) | <0.001 |
| Pago Pago | 82 (7.2) | 4 (4.9) | |
| Ili'ili | 94 (8.2) | 1 (1.1) | |
| Nu'uuli | 93 (8.1) | 1 (1.1) | |
| Faga'alu | 44 (3.9) | 1 (2.3) | |
| Others | 786 (68.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Place of birth | |||
| American Samoa | 1000 (87.5) | 7 (0.7) | 0.0372 |
| Samoa | 54 (4.7) | 2 (3.7) | |
| Other3 | 83 (7.3) | 0 (0) | |
| Unknown4 | 6 (0.5) | 0 (0) | |
| Village of residence | |||
| Faga'alu | 16 (1.4) | 1 (6.3) | <0.001 |
| Fagali'i | 7 (0.6) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Fagatogo | 37 (3.2) | 2 (5.4) | |
| Pago Pago | 73 (6.4) | 2 (2.7) | |
| Tafuna | 157 (13.7) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Vaitogi | 55 (4.8) | 1 (1.8) | |
| All other villages | 798 (69.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Duration lived in the village | |||
| Less than 1 year | 61 (5.3) | 1 (1.6) | 0.723 |
| 1–2 years | 79 (6.9) | 1 (1.3) | |
| 3–5 years | 154 (13.5) | 0 (0) | |
| ≥6 years | 845 (73.9) | 7 (0.8) | |
| Unknown | 4 (0.4) | 0 (0) |
1 P value estimated using Chi-square or Fisher exact for significance of difference in crude CFA prevalence between subgroups. Statistically significant results are highlighted in bold.
2 P-value comparison excludes unknown place of birth.
3 Other countries of birth include the United States of America (mainland), Hawaii, New Zealand and other Pacific Island Countries.
4 Data not provided by parent at time of consent.