Variables | Number examined | Number infected | Prevalence (%) | Raw egg count [Mean (95Â % CI)] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
 Boys | 401 | 140 | 19.5 | 4018 [28.7 (15.9–41.49)] |
 Girls | 317 | 23 | 3.2 | 65 [2.83 (1.71–3.95)] |
χ 2 test |  | 77.065 |  | |
P-value | Â | <Â 0.0001 | <Â 0.05 | |
Age (years) | ||||
 10–12 | 126 | 22 | 3.06 | 636 [28.91 (5.72–52.09)] |
 13–15 | 485 | 107 | 14.9 | 2844 [26.58 (10.5–42.65)] |
 16–18 | 94 | 29 | 4.04 | 588 [20.28 (9.71–30.84)] |
 19–21 | 11 | 4 | 0.56 | 8 [2 (0.16–3.84)] |
 22–24 | 2 | 1 | 0.14 | 7 (7) |
χ 2 test |  |  | 0.642 | – |
P-value | Â | 0.4231 | 0.9981 | |
Address | ||||
 Safana | 320 | 73 | 10.17 | 1769 [24.23 (12.07–36.39)] |
 Dutsin-Ma | 398 | 90 | 12.53 | 2314 [25.71 (8.05–43.37)] |
P-value | Â | 1.064 | ||
Infection category | ||||
 Light (≤ 50 eggs/10 ml) | 146 | 146 | 20.33 | 1543 [10.57 (8.48–12.66)] |
 Heavy (≥ 50 eggs/10 ml) | 17 | 17 | 2.37 | 2540 [149.41 (57.52–241.31)] |
P-value | Â | Â | Â | 0.2793 |
Fathers’ occupation | ||||
 Civil servants | 249 | 43 | 5.99 | 571 [13.28 (8.42–18.14)] |
 Farmers | 115 | 33 | 4.59 | 1523 [46.15 (−1.22–93.53)] |
 Other brown collar jobs | 351 | 87 | 12.12 | 1989 [22.86 (11.95–33.78)] |
 Late (Dead) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Retiree | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P-value | Â | 0.0814 | 0.9995 | |
Mothers’ occupation | ||||
 Civil servants | 76 | 7 | 0.97 | 110 [15.71 (−0.27–31.69)] |
 Farmers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Other brown collar jobs | 390 | 96 | 13.37 | 1983 [20.66 (11.63–29.68)] |
 Housewives | 250 | 60 | 8.36 | 1990 [33.17 (6.44–59.89)] |
P-value | Â | 0.0231 | 1.0000 | |
Total | 718 | 163 | 22.7 | 4083 (25.05) |