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Table 3 Prevalence and intensity of urogenital schistosomiasis in relation to age and sex

From: Urogenital schistosomiasis and associated determinant factors among senior high school students in the Dutsin-Ma and Safana Local Government Areas of Katsina State, Nigeria

 

N.E

N.I

Prevalence (%)

Egg count (Mean)

    

95 % CI

Sex

    

 Boys

405

183

28.37

5 863[32.21(19.01-45.42)]

 Girls

240

14

2.17

70 [5(-1.21-11.21)]

  P value

   

<0.0001

Age

    

 12–14

51

16

2.48

760[47.5(-35.63-130.63)]

 15–17

385

106

16.43

3 546[33.77(15.14-52.41)]

 18–20

183

67

10.38

1 562[23.31 (11.93-34.69)]

 21–23

24

7

1.09

62[8.86(0.03-17.69)]

 24–26

2

1

0.16

3(3)

  P value

   

0.0220

Total

645

197

30.54(27.04-34.28)

5 933[30.27(17.97-42.57)]

  1. NOTE: Prevalence rate for each determinant factor was calculated by using the number infected as the numerator while the total number of those interviewed in the survey (645) served as the denominator.
  2. N.E Number Examined
  3. N.I Number Inspected
  4. C.I Confidence Interval
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty

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