Table 1 Prevalence and mean intensity of S.mansoni infection among the school children in Gomma District, Southwestern Ethiopia.

From: Parasitological and malacological surveys to identify transmission sites for Schistosoma mansoni in Gomma District, south-western Ethiopia

Variable

N

Prevalence (%) (95% CI)

Univariate COR (95% CI)

Multivariate AOR (95% CI)

Intensity of Infection

Light infection n (%)

Moderate infection n (%)

Heavy infection n (%)

AM (95% CI)

Overall

492

73.8 (69.9–77.7)

  

158 (32.1)

101(20.5)

104 (21.1)

446.1 (379.5–512.6)

Age (years)

6–8

94

60.6 (50.7–70.5)

0.3 (0.2–0.4)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)**

23 (24.5)

19 (20.2)

15 (15.9)

738.1 (476.4–999.8)

9–11

150

62.7 (54.9–70.1)

0.3 (0.2–0.5)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)**

42 (28.0)

23 (15.3)

29 (19.3)

442.7 (337.5–548.0)

12–15

248

85.5 (81.1–89.8)

1

1

93 (37.5)

59 (23.8)

60 (24.2)

369.0(299.7–438.3)

Gender

Male

289

75.1 (70.1–80.1)

0.8 (0.6–1.3)

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

90 (31.1)

60 (20.7)

67 (23.2)

448.7 (299.4–597.9)

Female

203

71.9 (65.7–78.1)

1

1

68 (33.5)

41 (20.2)

37 (18.2)

437.6 (331.9–543.3)

Schools

Amendari

121

80.9 (73.9–87.9)

2.1 (1.1–3.7)

1.8 (0.9–3.4)

41 (33.8)

35 (28.9)

22 (18.2)

456.5 (295.3–617.7)

Dedo Ureche

123

86.9 (81.0–92.9)

3.2 (1.7–6.1)

2.1 (1.1–4.1)*

49 (39.8)

21 (17.1)

37 (30.1)

50.9 (363.7–656.2)

Goga Kilole

119

59.6 (50.8–68.5)

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

0.4 (0.2–0.7)*

33 (27.7)

25 (21.0)

13 (10.9)

247.1 (190.5–303.7)

Jorgo

129

67.4 (59.3–75.5)

1

1

35 (27.1)

20 (15.5)

32 (24.8)

518.1 (396.1–640.1)

  1. AM arithmetic mean, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, COR crude odds ratio, N number examined.
  2. *Statistical significance at P < 0.05.
  3. **Statistical significance at P < 0.001.