Table 1. General characteristics and prevalence of human schistosomiasis in the study population.
| Characteristics | Total Population | Sh (single infection) n = 89 | Sm (single infection) n = 41 | Sh/Sm (Mixed infection) n = 33 | ESm (single infection) n = 1 | ESm/Sh (Mixed infection) n = 10 | Sh/Sm/ ESm (Mixed infection) n = 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age ± SD | 11.6±3.16 | 12.0±3.10 | 12.5±2.70 | 12.3±2.50 | - | 11.3±2.21 | 12.8±3.5 |
| Mean weight ± SD | 31.2±9.60 | 32.9±9.96 | 32.0±9.10 | 33.8±7.74 | 29.1±5.07 | 33.4±10.40 | |
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Mean Height± SD Age group |
1.41±0.78 | 1.41±0.16 | 1.69±1.98 | 1.40±0.15 | 1.37±0.07 | 1.39±0.16 | |
| 4–11 years (%) | 221 (47.4) | 40 (45.0) | 15 (36.6) | 11 (33.3) | 0 | 6 (60.0) | 4 (36.4) |
| 12–19 years (%) | 245 (52.6) | 49 (55.1) | 26 (63.4) | 22 (66.7) | 1 (100) | 4 (40.0) | 7 (63.6) |
| p-value | 0.638 | 0.189 | 0.105 | - | 0.528 | 0.550 | |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male (%) | 211 (45.3) | 38 (42.7) | 17 (41.5) | 15 (45.5) | 0 | 8 (80.0) | 6 (54.5) |
| Female (%) | 255 (54.7) | 51 (57.3) | 24 (58.5) | 18 (54.5) | 1 (100) | 2 (20.0) | 5 (45.5) |
| p-value | 0.636 | 0.627 | 1.000 | - | 0.050 | 0.556 | |
| Blood in Urine | |||||||
| Present | 98 (21.0) | 30 (33.7) | 6 (14.6) | 11 (33.3) | 0 | 6 (60.0) | 8 (72.7) |
| Absent | 368 (79.0) | 59 (66.3) | 35 (85.4) | 22 (66.7) | 4 (40.0) | 3 (27.3) | |
| p-value | 0.002* | 0.421 | 0.079 | 0.009* | 0.0003* |
Key: Sh: Schistosoma haematobium; Sm: Schistosoma mansoni; ESm: Ectopic Schistosoma mansoni
*Significant p<0.05