Table 2.
Number (n) and percentage (%) of study variables amongst the study population by VIA status
n (%) | n (%) VIA+ | Crude OR VIA+ | 95% CI | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FGS by PCR n = 237 | Positive | 14 (5.9) | 4 (28.6) | 4.06 | 1.15–14.38 | 0.044 |
Negative | 223 (94.1) | 20 (9.0) | 1 | |||
Visual FGS n = 216a | Positive | 70 (29.5) | 5 (7.1) | 0.63 | 0.22–1.79 | 0.364 |
Negative | 146 (61.6) | 16 (11.0) | 1 | |||
CAA n = 236b | Positive | 35 (14.8) | 5 (14.3) | 0.55–4.62 | 0.428 | |
Negative | 201 (84.8) | 19 (9.5) | 1 | |||
Urine microscopy n = 237 | Positive | 15 (6.3) | 3 (20.0) | 2.39 | 0.62–9.23 | 0.237 |
Negative | 222 (93.7) | 21 (9.5) | 1 | |||
Age n = 237 | 18–22 | 64 (27.0) | 5 (7.8) | 1 | 0.112 | |
23–26 | 91 (38.4) | 6 (6.6) | 0.83 | 0.24–2.87 | ||
27–31 | 82 (34.6) | 13 (15.9) | 2.22 | 0.74–6.68 | ||
HIV status n = 235c | Positive | 56 (23.8) | 8 (14.3) | 1.7 | 0.68–4.23 | 0.265 |
Negative | 179 (76.2) | 16 (8.9) | 1 | |||
District n = 237 | Community A | 142 (59.9) | 15 (10.6) | 1 | 0.785 | |
Community B | 95 (40.1) | 9 (9.5) | 0.89 | 0.37–2.12 | ||
Education n = 237 | None or primary | 74 (31.2) | 11 (14.9) | 1 | 0.113 | |
Secondary or higher | 163 (68.8) | 13 (8.0) | 0.5 | 0.21–1.18 | ||
Employment n = 237 | Unemployed | 163 (68.8) | 15 (9.2) | 1 | 0.490 | |
Employed | 74 (31.2) | 9 (12.2) | 1.37 | 0.57–3.29 | ||
Marital status n = 237 | Currently single | 116 (49.0) | 14 (12.1) | 1 | 0.331 | |
Currently married | 121 (51.1) | 10 (8.3) | 0.66 | 0.28–1.55 | ||
Ever pregnant n = 237 | Never | 36 (15.2) | 20 (10.0) | 0.88 | 0.28–2.76 | 0.834 |
Yes | 201 (84.8) | 4 (11.1) | 1 | |||
Contraception n = 237 | Yes | 183 (77.2) | 15 (8.2) | 1 | 0.085 | |
No | 54 (22.8) | 9 (16.7) | 2.24 | 0.91–5.50 | ||
Condoms n = 237 | Yes | 47 (19.8) | 6 (12.8) | 1.4 | 0.52–3.75 | 0.514 |
No | 190 (80.2) | 18 (9.5) | 1 | |||
Previous bilharzia diagnosis or treatment n = 237 | Yes | 29 (12.2) | 3 (10.3) | 1.09 | 0.30–3.94 | 0.630 |
Unsure | 10 (4.2) | 2 (20.0) | 2.36 | 0.46–12.00 | ||
No | 198 (83.5) | 19 (9.6) | 1 |
Abbreviations: CAA Circulating anodic antigen, CI Confidence interval, FGS female genital schistosomiasis, HIV Human immunodeficiency virus, OR odds ratio, PCR polymerase chain reaction, VIA Visual inspection with acetic acid
a21 with uninterpretable images; bone urine vial arrived to LUMC empty; c2 results missing from HPTN-271 (PopART) database