Table 6 Sex and age distribution of S. mekongi infection: results of various approaches
Method | ELISA | Kato-Katz | POC-CCA | CAA | CAA | CAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Target | Antibodies | Parasite eggs | Circulating antigens | |||
Sample | Serum | Faeces | Urine | Urine | Serum | Serum + urine |
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 68 (37.8) | 15 (8.3) | 39 (21.7) | 71 (39.4) | 65 (36.1) | 80 (44.4) |
Female | 62 (31.5) | 9 (4.6) | 40 (20.3) | 75 (38.1) | 57 (28.9) | 83 (42.1) |
Age group (years) | ||||||
≤ 9 | 3 (7.5) | 1 (2.5) | 6 (15.0) | 8 (20.0) | 6 (15.0) | 9 (22.5) |
10–16 | 44 (37.9) | 2 (1.7) | 25 (21.6) | 56 (48.3) | 53 (45.7) | 64 (55.2) |
17–36 | 36 (39.1) | 10 (10.9) | 23 (25.0) | 39 (42.4) | 27 (29.4) | 42 (45.7) |
37–50 | 25 (36.8) | 6 (8.8) | 9 (13.2) | 22 (32.4) | 19 (27.9) | 24 (35.3) |
≥ 51 | 22 (36.1) | 5 (8.2) | 16 (26.2) | 21 (34.4) | 17 (27.9) | 24 (39.3) |