Table 2 Prevalence and intensity of S. haematobium egg and haematuria by sex, age and residence

Overall

389

32.6% (127)

67.7 (86)

32.3 (41)

24.4 (95)

Sex

 Male

208

38.0 (79)

64.6 (51)

35.4 (28)

28.4 (59)

 Female

181

26.5 (48)

72.9 (35)

27.1 (13)

19.9 (36)

χ ²

5.782

0.954

3.87

P value

0.016

0.329

0.049

Age (years)

 5–8

156

24.4 (38)

68.4 (26)

31.6 (12)

17.3 (27)

 9–11

121

34.7 (42)

69.0 (29)

31.0 (13)

23.1 (28)

 12–15

112

42.0 (47)

66.0 (31)

34.0 (16)

35.7 (40)

χ ²

9.529

0.109

12.123

P value

0.009

0.947

0.002

Area of residence

 Upper Costen

169

31.4 (53)

67.9 (36)

32.1 (17)

22.5 (38)

 Likomba

220

33.6 (74)

56.8 (42)

43.2 (32)

25.9 (57)

χ ²

0.225

1.625

0.607

P value

0.358

0.202

0.436