Table 1. Summary of prevalence and infection intensity from a national survey for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis conducted in Zimbabwe in 2010/2011 in all provinces except Gweru, Kwekwe, and Bindura.
| Estimate | 95% CI 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Urine filtration prevalence (%) | 17.6 | 16.9–18.2 |
| Microhematuria prevalence (%) | 20.8 | 20.1–21.5 |
| Macrohematuria prevalence (%) | 4.3 | 3.9–4.6 |
| Questionnaire prevalence (%) | 28.5 | 27.7–29.3 |
| Cumulative prevalence (%) | 37.6 | 36.7–38.4 |
| Mean infection intensity among those positive by filtration (eggs/10 ml of urine) | 76.6 | 69.3–84.4 |
| Population mean infection intensity (eggs/10 ml of urine) | 13.5 | 12.2–15.0 |
1 Confidence intervals (CI) were determined by bootstrap