Table 2

Prevalence and intensity of urogenital schistosomiasis by demographic characteristics of participants

Variables	Tested, N	Eggs positive, n (%)	χ2 or Fisher’s exact test	Intensity of infection		χ2 or Fisher’s exact test
Variables	Tested, N	Eggs positive, n (%)	χ2 or Fisher’s exact test	Light, n (%)	Heavy, n (%)	χ2 or Fisher’s exact test
Age group
18–34 years	131	37 (28.2)	χ2=7.6 P=0.048	21 (16.0)	16 (12.2)	Fisher’s=11.3 P=0.049
35–49 years	60	10 (16.7)		5 (8.3)	5 (8.3)
50–65 years	41	4 (9.8)		4 (9.8)	0 (0.0)
˃65 years	13	3 (23.1)		3 (23.1)	0 (0.0)
Marital status
Married	107	14 (13.1)	χ2=9.8 P=0.044	12 (11.1)	2 (1.9)	Fisher’s=28.8 P<0.001
Cohabiting	11	3 (27.3)		2 (18.2)	1 (9.1)
In relationship	85	4 (28.6)		7 (8.2)	16 (18.8)
Divorced/widower	14	23 (27.1)		4 (28.6)	0 (0.0)
Single	28	10 (35.7)		8 (28.6)	2 (7.1)
Education
Never attended	40	14 (35.0)	Fisher’s=5.3 P=0.126	8 (20.0)	6 (15.0)	Fisher’s=7.2 P=0.342
Primary	164	34 (20.7)		22 (13.4)	12 (7.3)
Secondary	40	6 (15.0)		3 (7.5)	3 (7.5)
Postsecondary	1	0 (0.0)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Occupation
Peasants	184	40 (21.7)	Fisher’s=1.3 P=0.905	27 (14.7)	13 (7.1)	Fisher’s=6.9 P=0.456
Petty business	26	5 (19.2)		3 (11.5)	2 (7.7)
Other self employed	22	6 (27.3)		3 (13.6)	3 (13.6)
Employed	3	1 (33.3)		0 (0.0)	1 (33.3)
None	10	2 (20.0)		0 (0.0)	2 (20.0)
Village
Mahumbika	64	5 (7.8)	χ2=12.6 P=0.002	3 (4.7)	2 (3.1)	χ2=21.7 P<0.001
Mtua Longa	115	27 (23.5)		21 (18.3)	6 (5.2)
Nyengedi A	66	22 (33.3)		9 (13.6)	13 (19.7)
Time of stay in the respective village
0.6–1 year	4	0 (0.0)	Fisher’s=2.1 P=0.557	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	Fisher’s=3.5 P=0.668
2–5 years	11	4 (36.4)		2 (18.2)	2 (18.2)
6–10 years	10	2 (20.0)		2 (20.0)	0 (0.0)
Above 10 years	220	48 (21.8)		29 (13.2)	19 (8.6)