Table 3 Day-to-day variations in status of children for S. mansoni infection based on age groups, sexes, location and intensity of infection as determined using single urine-CCA cassette test and duplicate Kato-Katz method
Variable | Number examined | Number fluctuated over the three days of examination based on Kato-Katz (%) method | Number fluctuated over the three days of examination based on the urine-CCA (%) test |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group | |||
5-9 | 237 | 85 (35.9) | 65 (27.4) |
10-12 | 383 | 116 (30.3) | 97 (25.30) |
Total | 620 | 201 (32.4) | 162 (26.1) |
X2 (p) | 3.4 (0.180) | 0.39 (0.531) | |
Sex | |||
Female | 316 | 101 (31.9) | 86 (27.5) |
Male | 304 | 100 (32.9) | 76 (25.0) |
X2(p) | 0.03 (0.865) | 0.52 (0.471) | |
Location | |||
Jiga | 320 | 83 (25.9) | 90 (28.1) |
Harbu | 300 | 118 (39.3) | 72 (23.8) |
X2(p) | 13.23 (<0.01) | 1.85 (0.174) | |
Intensity of infection | |||
Light | 239 | 169 (70.7) | 40 (20.1) |
Moderate | 73 | 13 (17.8) | 5 (6.8) |
Heavy | 17 | 2 (11.8) | 0 (0.0) |
X2 (p) | 85.35 (<0.01) | 11.45 (0.003) |