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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the population of Tibati and Wouldé

From: Reduction of testosterone levels in Schistosoma haematobium- or Schistosoma mansoni-infected men: a cross-sectional study in two schistosomiasis-endemic areas of the Adamawa region of Cameroon

Sociodemographic indicators

Category

Study areas

SCH-negative

(n = 54)

SCH-positive

(n = 35)

Total

Mean ± SEM/prevalence

Age (years)

Mean number

 

33.87

29.66

89

32.21 ± 1.16

Weight (kg)

Mean number

 

64.37

61.43

89

63.21 ± 0.89

Height (cm)

Mean number

 

169.22

166.17

80

167.89 ± 0.88

Profession

No frequent contact with STS

Tibati

21

15

36

70.59%

Wouldé

2

7

9

23.68%

Total

23

22

45

51.68%

Frequent contact with STS

Tibati

12

3

15

29.41%

Wouldé

19

10

29

76.32%

Total

31

13

44

49.44%

Marital status

Single

 

16

16

32

35.96%

Divorced

 

4

0

4

4.49%

Married

 

34

18

52

58.43%

Widowed

 

0

1

1

1.12%

  1. Considering the indicator “profession,” the prevalence is the percentage of people by locality whose occupation exposes them or not to frequent contact with water
  2. SCH-negative: negative to Schistosoma infection
  3. SCH-positive: positive to Schistosoma infection
  4. STS: schistosomiasis transmission sites