Skip to main content

Table 4 Frequency and intensity of urogenital schistosomiasis in relation to combined water sources for domestic and recreational uses

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

Water sources

N.E

N.I

Odds Ratio

ECAM

 

(Combined)

(%)

(%)

(95 % CI)

(95 % CI)

P value

Dam, Pond, River or Stream

346 (100)

165 (47.69)

2.09 (1.59-2.76)

29.89 (17.45-42.34)

<0.0001

Dam, Pond, River & Stream

8 (100)

6 (75.00)

6.89 (1.38-34.49)

11 (-0.67-22.67)

0.0196

Borehole, Tap, Sachet or Well

617 (100)

187 (30.31)

1 (Reference)

31.39(18.52-44.27)

-

Borehole, Tap, Sachet & Well

0

0

0

0

-

Playing in shallow water or swimming

191 (100)

62 (32.46)

1.11 (0.78-1.57)

32.83 (3.46-62.19)

0.6359

Playing in shallow water & swimming

171 (100)

95 (55.56)

2.87 (2.03-4.07)

34.29 (14.91-53.68)

<0.0001

  1. ECAM Egg Count Arithmetic Mean