Table 1 Prevalence and intensity of S. mansoni and STHs among preschool children in Mbita, western Kenya
Overall n = 813 | Location | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence (95% CI) | Gembe West (n = 244) | Gembe East (n = 186) | Rusinga West (n = 232) | Rusinga East (n = 151) | P | |
Parasite | ||||||
S. mansoni | 45.1 (41.7–48.5) | 135 (55.3%) | 36 (19.4%) | 124 (53.4%) | 98 (64.9%) | < 0.0001a |
Light1 | 28.9 (25.8–32.0) | 60 (24.5%) | 29 (15.6%) | 86 (37.1%) | 60 (39.7%) | < 0.0001a |
Moderate2 | 10.6 (8.4–12.7) | 28 (11.3%) | 7 (3.8%) | 24 (10.3%) | 27 (17.9%) | < 0.0001a |
Heavy3 | 5.7 (4.1–7.3) | 21 (8.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (6.0%) | 11 (7.3%) | < 0.0001b |
STHs | ||||||
Hookworm | 1.1 (0.4–1.8) | 4 (1.6%) | 2 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.3%) | 0.1516b |
A. lumbricoides | 1.8 (0.9–2.8) | 5 (2.0%) | 3 (1.6%) | 2 (0.9%) | 5 (3.3%) | 0.3641b |
T. trichiura | 1.1 (0.4–1.8) | 2 (0.8%) | 2 (1.1%) | 3 (1.3%) | 2 (1.3%) | 0.9383b |
Residence location | ||||||
Near (< 508.1 m)4 | 406 (49.9%) | 121 (49.5%) | 60 (32.3%) | 125 (53.9%) | 103 (68.2%) | < 0.0001a |