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Table 1 Results of urine filtering examination 2010-2011

From: Hematobium schistosomiasis control for health management of labor force generation at Nkhotakota and Lilongwe in the Republic of Malawi—assumed to be related to occupational risk

 

2010

2011

June

August

P value

June

August

P value

Number of Subjects

Before 1st MDA

Number of Subjects

8 weeks after 1st MDA

Number of Subjects

Before 2nd MDA

Number of Subjects

8 weeks after 2nd MDA

Egg positive number

Egg positive prevalence (95% CI)

Egg positive number

Egg positive prevalence (95% CI)

Egg positive number

Egg positive prevelence (95% CI)

Egg positive number

Egg positive prevalence (95% CI)

Total

242

83

34.3 (28.5-40.5)

260

33

12.7** (9.2-17.3)

P<0.01

315

46

14.6 (11.1-19.0)

350

24

6.9** (4.6-10.0)

P<0.01

Male

108

46

42.6 (33.6-52.1)

123

16

13.0** (8.1-20.2)

P<0.01

152

25

16.4 (11.4-23.2)

172

9

5.2** (2.8-9.7)

P<0.01

Female

134

37

27.6 (20.7-35.8)

137

17

12.4 (8.3-20.0)

P<0.01

163

21

12.9 (8.5-19.0)

178

15

8.4 (5.1-13.5)

P=0.181

Age group

〜4

Male

5

3

60.0 (22.8-88.4)

6

0

0.0* (0.0-39.5)

P<0.05

11

3

27.3 (9.6-56.8)

12

1

8.3 (1.5-35.7)

P=0.231

Female

4

0

0.0 (0.0-49.5)

4

0

0.0 (0.0-49.5)

-

4

1

25.0 (4.5-70.3)

6

1

16.7 (3.0-56.7)

P=0.322

Total

9

3

33.3 (11.9-64.8)

10

0

0.0* (0.0-28.2)

P<0.05

15

4

26.7 (10.8-52.2)

18

2

11.1 (3.1-33.1)

P=0.249

5〜9

Male

25

8

32.1 (17.1-51.8)

26

0

0.0 (0.0-13.1)

P<0.01

31

5

16.1 (7.0-32.8)

32

2

6.3 (1.7-20.3)

P=0.212

Female

29

10

34.5 (19.8-52.8)

30

2

6.7** (1.7-20.3)

P<0.01

29

6

20.7 (9.8-38.6)

27

5

18.5 (8.1-36.9)

P=0.838

Total

54

18

33.4 (22.1-46.8)

56

2

3.6** (1.0-12.2)

P<0.h01

60

11

18.3 (10.5-30.1)

59

7

11.9 (5.8-22.7)

P=0.325

10〜14

Male

22

11

50 (30.6-69.4)

24

3

12.5** (4.3-31.2)

P<0.01

24

8

33.3 (17.9-53.5)

21

3

14.3 (4.9-34.9)

P=0.138

Female

26

7

26.9 (13.6-46.3)

26

5

19.2 (8.4-38.1)

P=0.510

28

7

25.0 (12.6-43.6)

32

2

6.3* (1.7-20.3)

P<0.05

Total

48

18

37.5 (25.1-51.8)

50

8

16.0* (8.3-28.7)

P<0.05

52

15

28.8 (18.2-42.4)

53

5

9.4* (4.1-20.4)

P<0.05

15〜19

Male

11

5

45.5 (21.1-72.2)

14

3

21.4 (7.5-47.9)

P=0.201

14

2

14.3 (4.0-40.2)

17

0

0.0 (0.0-18.7)

P=0.107

Female

10

3

30.0 (10.7-60.6)

14

3

21.4 (7.5-47.9)

P=0.632

14

4

28.6 (11.6-54.9)

14

1

7.1 (1.3-31.8)

P=0.139

Total

21

8

38.1 (20.6-59.3)

28

6

21.4 (10.1-39.7)

P=0.201

28

6

21.4 (10.1-39.7)

31

1

3.2* (0.6-16.4)

P<0.05

20〜29

Male

15

8

53.3 (29.9-75.4)

19

4

21.1 (8.4-43.6)

P=0.051

21

2

9.5 (2.6-29.2)

23

2

8.7 (2.4-27.0)

P=0.924

Female

25

11

44.0 (26.5-63.1)

27

3

11.1** (3.8-28.3)

P<0.01

30

1

3.3 (0.6-16.9)

29

2

6.9 (1.9-22.2)

P=0.533

Total

40

19

47.5 (32.8-62.6)

46

7

15.2 (7.5-28.4)

P<0.01

51

3

5.9 (2.0-16.1)

52

4

7.7 (3.0-18.3)

P=0.715

30〜39

Male

14

5

35.7 (16.2-61.5)

16

4

25.0 (10.1-49.7)

P=0.523

16

2

12.5 (3.5-36.3)

18

1

5.6 (1.0-26.0)

P=0.476

Female

15

5

33.3 (15.1-58.5)

18

1

5.6* (1.0-26.0)

P<0.05

18

1

5.6 (1.0-26.0)

18

2

11.1 (3.1-33.1)

P=0.546

Total

29

10

34.5 (19.8-52.8)

34

5

14.7 (6.4-30.3)

P=0.066

34

3

8.8 (3.0-23.1)

36

3

8.3 (2.8-22.0)

P=0.942

40〜

Male

16

6

37.5 (18.3-61.6)

18

2

11.1 (3.1-33.1)

P=0.070

24

3

12.5 (4.3-31.2)

25

0

0.0 (0.0-13.6)

P=0.068

Female

25

1

4.0 (0.7-19.8)

18

3

16.7 (5.8-39.5)

P=0.158

29

1

3.4 (0.6-17.4)

27

2

7.4 (2.0-23.6)

P=0.511

Total

41

7

17.1 (8.5-31.4)

36

5

13.9 (6.0-28.8)

P=0.701

53

4

7.5 (2.9-18.0)

52

2

3.8 (1.0-13.1)

P=0.414

  1. (*p<0.05, **p<0.01)