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Table 3 Intensity of S. mansoni and Fasciola species infections by age and gender among the school children in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

From: Prevalence and factors associated with intestinal schistosomiasis and human fascioliasis among school children in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Characteristics

Intensity of infectiona n (%)

GM (95% CI)

P value

1–99 epg

100-399 epg

>400 epg

Age

 S. mansoni

  6-8

86.6 (−34.9-206.9)

 

21 (65.6)

6 (18.7)

5 (15.6)

  9-11

93.2 (51.8-134.6)

0.698b

58 (60.4)

31 (32.3)

8 (8.3)

  12-15

150.9 (73.9-226.1)

 

18 (39.1)

21 (45.6)

7 (15.2)

 Fasciola species

  6-8

74.5 (28.4-120.6)

0.246b

4 (80.0)

1 (20.0)

0

  9-11

89.0 (20.9-157.1)

 

10 (55.6)

6 (33.3)

2 (11.1)

  12-15

109.9 (2.2-217.6)

 

6 (46.1)

5 (38.5)

2 (15.4)

Gender

 S. mansoni

  Male

117.3 (57.4-177.2)

0.028c

51 (50.0)

37 (36.3)

14 (13.7)

  Female

88.2 (38.9-137.5)

 

45 (62.5)

21 (29.2)

6 (8.3)

 Fasciola species

     

  Male

99.3 (13.6-184.9)

0.062c

11 (52.4)

7 (33.3)

3 (14.3)

  Female

86.4 (17.6-155.2)

 

9 (60.0)

5 (33.3)

1 (6.7)

  1. Abbreviations: CI Confidence interval, epg Eggs per gram of stool, GM Geometric mean
  2. aDetermined by Kato-Katz technique
  3. bDetermined by ANOVA
  4. cDetermined by Student’s t test