Table 2.

Risks factors for schistosomiasis infection in schoolchildren around Barombi kotto and Yoro river.

Risk factors	Around barombi kotto S. hematobium (N = 169)			Yoro village S. mansoni (N = 356)
	Negative	Positive	AOR (95% CI)	Negative	Positive	AOR (95% CI)
Age in years (mode (range))	10 (6–20)	11 (8–20)	1.32 (1.13–1.54)**	9 (4–16)	12 (4–16)	1.15 (1.04–1.27)**
SEX
Male	55	13	Reference	137	67	Reference
Female	71	30	2.33 (1.01–5.39)*	95	57	1.29 (0.82–2.04)NS
Length of residence in years (mode (range))	10 (1–18)	10,11 (2–20)	1.03 (0.93–1.15)NS	9 (0.25–16)	10 (0.083–15)	1.03 (0.97–1.1)NS
Frequency of contact with river water/day (mode (range))	2 (1–3)	2 (1–5)	2 (1.03–3.9)*	1 (0–3)	1 (0–3)	0.86 (0.66–1.14)NS

AOR, Adjusted Odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% Confidence Interval; ^NSp >0.1;

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01.