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Table 1 Epidemiological variation of schistosomiasis infection based on egg count, haematuria and urinary tract pathology (as seen on ultrasound) between north and south.

From: A comparison of urinary tract pathology and morbidity in adult populations from endemic and non-endemic zones for urinary schistosomiasis on Unguja Island, Zanzibar

 

South

North

P value

 

N

% positive

N

% positive

 

Eggs in urine

100

0

157

10.2b

0.001

Urinary tract pathology

101

1.0

156

17.3

0.00004

Haematuria detected on dipsticka

99

0

156

8.3

0.002

  1. aExcluding menstruating women
  2. bIn one case eggs were non viable