Table 1 Results of W. bancrofti antigen (A) and microfilaria (B) tests according to study site which includes a primary school and surrounding communities
Study site | Sex | Barromo | Goro | Oloyotong | Labworomor | Total exam. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. exam. | No. positive | No. exam. | No. positive | No. exam. | No. positive | No. exam. | No. positive | |||
A | ||||||||||
Schoolchildren (7–19 years) | M | 85 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 300 |
F | 55 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 270 | |
Total | 140 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 570 | |
Community children (7–13 years) | M | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 85 |
F | 23 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 87 | |
Total | 47 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 172 | |
Community people (14–25 years) | M | 28 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 138 |
F | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 102 | |
Total | 53 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 240 | |
Community total | 100 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 412 | |
All subjects | 240 | 0 | 258 | 0 | 245 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 982 | |
B | ||||||||||
Schoolchildren (7–19 years) | M | 72 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 228 |
F | 39 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 207 | |
Total | 111 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 435 | |
Community children (7–13 years) | M | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 66 |
F | 17 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 62 | |
Total | 36 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 128 | |
Communitypeople (14–25yrs) | M | 20 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 78 |
F | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 54 | |
Total | 35 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 132 | |
Community total | 71 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 260 | |
All subjects | 182 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 695 | |