Table 2.
Schistosomiasis and STH prevalence and coinfection among the study participants, April to July 2016, Lambaréné, Gabon
| Participants infected | Schistosomiasis coinfection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI (%) | n | % | 95% CI (%) | |
| Schistosoma spp. | ||||||
| Schistosoma haematobium (N = 614) | 159 | 25.9 | 22.4–29.5 | – | – | – |
| < 50 eggs/10 mL of urine | 115 | 72.3 | 65.4–79.3 | – | – | – |
| ≥ 50 eggs/10 mL of urine | 44 | 27.7 | 20.7–34.6 | – | – | – |
| Schistosoma intercalatum (N = 472) | 3 | 0.6 | 0.1–1.8 | – | – | – |
| STH infection (N = 472) | ||||||
| Trichuris trichiura | 49 | 10.4 | 7.8–13.5 | 23 | 4.9 | 3.1–7.2 |
| Hookworm | 18 | 3.8 | 2.3–5.9 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2–2.1 |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 15 | 3.2 | 1.8–5.2 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.7–3.3 |
| Strongyloides stercoralis | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5–2.7 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.0–1.5 |
| Any STH | 71 | 15.0 | 11.9–18.6 | 28 | 5.9 | 4.0–8.5 |
STH = soil-transmitted helminth.