Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the population of Tibati and Wouldé
| Sociodemographic indicators | Category | Study areas | SCH-negative (n = 54) |
SCH-positive (n = 35) |
Total | Mean ± SEM/prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Mean number | 33.87 | 29.66 | 89 | 32.21 ± 1.16 | |
| Weight (kg) | Mean number | 64.37 | 61.43 | 89 | 63.21 ± 0.89 | |
| Height (cm) | Mean number | 169.22 | 166.17 | 80 | 167.89 ± 0.88 | |
| Profession | No frequent contact with STS | Tibati | 21 | 15 | 36 | 70.59% |
| Wouldé | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23.68% | ||
| Total | 23 | 22 | 45 | 51.68% | ||
| Frequent contact with STS | Tibati | 12 | 3 | 15 | 29.41% | |
| Wouldé | 19 | 10 | 29 | 76.32% | ||
| Total | 31 | 13 | 44 | 49.44% | ||
| Marital status | Single | 16 | 16 | 32 | 35.96% | |
| Divorced | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.49% | ||
| Married | 34 | 18 | 52 | 58.43% | ||
| Widowed | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.12% |
Considering the indicator “profession,” the prevalence is the percentage of people by locality whose occupation exposes them or not to frequent contact with water
SCH-negative: negative to Schistosoma infection
SCH-positive: positive to Schistosoma infection
STS: schistosomiasis transmission sites