Table 2.

Intensity of S. mansoni infection in children of two primary schools in Kemisse Town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2019

Variables		Mean EPG	Level of infection intensity			P- value
			Light, n (%)	Moderate, n (%)	Heavy, n (%)
School	Kachur	642	3 (1.2)	75 (28.9)	74 (28.4)	0.005
	Haromessa	412	10 (3.8)	50 (19.2)	48 (18.5)
Sex	Boys	609	6 (2.3)	71 (27.3)	74 (28.4)	0.039
	Girls	459	7 (2.7)	54 (20.8)	48 (18.5)
Age group in	5–9	494	5 (1.9)	25 (9.6)	19 (7.3)	0.014
yrs.	10–14	532	8 (3.1)	95 (36.6)	97 (37.3)
	15–18	1041	0 (0.0)	5 (1.9)	6 (2.3)
Overall intensity		546	13 (5.0)	125 (48.1)	122 (46.9)