Table 1.
Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis based on haematuria and microscopy.
| Number examined | Number infected (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Haematuria | Microscopy | |
| Civil servant | 28 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Farmer | 22 | 3 (13.6) | 2 (9.1) |
| Student | 282 | 16 (5.7) | 6 (2.1) |
| Trader | 28 | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.6) |
| Fishing | 7 | 5 (71.4) | 4 (57.1) |
| χ2 = 50.741, p < 0.001 | χ2 = 63.523, p < 0.001 | ||
| Age (year) | |||
| 0–10 | 183 | 7 (3.8) | 3 (1.6) |
| 11–20 | 94 | 10 (10.6) | 4 (4.3) |
| 21–30 | 45 | 3 (6.7) | 1 (2.2) |
| 31–40 | 20 | 3 (15.0) | 3 (15.0) |
| ≥41 | 25 | 2 (8.0) | 2 (8.0) |
| χ2 = 6.909, p = 0.141 | χ2 = 11.447, p = 0.022 | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 244 | 12 (4.9) | 7 (2.9) |
| Female | 206 | 13 (6.3) | 6 (2.9) |
| χ2 = 0.413, p = 0.521 | χ2 = 0.001, p = 0.978 | ||
| Total | 450 | 25 (5.5) | 13 (2.9) |