Table 4 Schistosoma mansoni infection intensity categories among the infected participants.

From: Village and age based precision mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in Chevakadzi ward of Shamva district in Zimbabwe

Variable

Number infected (%)

Number of light infections (%)

95% CL

Number of moderate infections (%)

95% CI

Number of heavy infections (%)

95% CI

χ2-value

P value

Overall

137 (100)

99 (72.3)

64.1–79.2

33 (24.1)

17.6–32.1

5 (3.7)

1.5–8.6

  

Gender

 Male

59 (43.1)

47 (79.7)

67.1–88.3

11 (18.9)

10.5–31.0

1 (1.7)

0.2–11.7

3.14

0.208

 Female

78 (56.9)

52 (72.3)

55.3–76.4

22 (28.2)

19.2–39.4

4 (5.1)

1.9–13.1

Age group

 PSAC

6 (4.4)

5 (83.3)

18.6–99.1

1 (16.7)

0.9–81.4

0 (0.0)

–

3.59

0.464

 SAC

22 (16.1)

19 (86.4)

62.8–96.0

3 (13.6)

4.0–37.2

0 (0.0)

–

 Adult

109 (79.6)

75 (68.8)

59.4–76.9

29 (26.6)

19.1–35.8

5 (4.6)

1.9–10.7

Village

 Chidumbwe 1

13 (9.5)

11 (84.6)

49.0–96.9

2 (15.4)

3.1–51.0

0 (0.0)

–

29.63

0.283

 Chiororo

3 (2.2)

3 (100)

–

0 (0.0)

–

0 (0.0)

–

 Gonyora

14 (10.2)

12 (85.7)

52.0–97.1

2 (14.3)

2.9–48.0

0 (0.0)

–

 Peter

29 (21.2)

19 (65.5)

45.7–81.1

9 (31.0)

16.3–51.0

1 (3.5)

0.4–23.0

 Ben

17 (12.4)

14 (82.4)

53.8–94.9

3 (17.7)

5.1–46.3

0 (0.0)

–

 Kerry

17 (12.4)

7 (41.2)

19.3–67.3

9 (52.9)

28.0–76.49

1 (5.9)

0.7–37.3

 Chevakadzi 2

2 (1.5)

1 (50.0)

0.0–100

1 (150.0)

0.0–100

0 (0.0)

–

 Chomutomora

5 (3.7)

4 (80.0)

11.1–99.2

1 (20.0)

0.8–88.9

0 (0.0)

–

 Chevakadzi 1

1 (0.7)

1 (100)

–

0 (0.0)

–

0 (0.0)

–

 Chibondo

5 (3.7)

4 (80.0)

11.1–99.2

1 (20.0)

0.8–88.9

0 (0.0)

–

 Pindukai

3 (2.2)

3 (100)

–

0 (0.0)

–

0 (0.0)

–

 Chemhanza

17 (12.4)

13 (76.5)

48.2–91.9

1 (5.9)

0.7–37.3

3 (17.7)

5.1–46.3

 Chidumbwe 3

6 (4.4)

4 (66.7)

14.9–95.8

2 (33.3)

4.2–85.1

0 (0.0)

–

 Chidumbwe 2

5 (3. 7)

3 (60.0)

8.1–96.2

2 (40.0)

3.8–91.9

0 (0.0)

–

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