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Table 1 Prevalence and mean egg count/10 ml urine, by sex and age, among 350 school children in the Abeokuta North Local Government area

From: Efficacy of praziquantel in the treatment of Schistosoma haematobium infection among school-age children in rural communities of Abeokuta, Nigeria

Sex

No Examined N = 350

No. Positive (%)

No. Heavy (%) (≥50 egg/10 ml)

No. Light (%) (<50 egg/10 ml)

Geometric mean egg count/10 ml

Male

186

132 (70.9)

11 (5.9)

121 (65.1)

10.98

Female

164

113 (68.9)

5 (3.1)

108 (65.9)

7.37

p-value

 

0.73

 

0.30

0.91

Age (years)

     

4–9

203

143 (70.4)

11 (5.4)

132 (65.0)

7.93

10–15

147

102 (69.4)

05 (3.4)

97 (66.0)

6.73

p-value

 

0.90

 

0.67

0.72