Prevalence and intensity of urogenital schistosomiasis by the history of participants’ urogenital schistosomiasis infection
| Variables | Tested, N | Eggs positive, N (%) | χ2 or Fisher’s exact test | Intensity of infection | χ2 or Fisher’s exact test | |
| Light, n (%) | Heavy, n (%) | |||||
| Have you ever suffered from UGS? | ||||||
| Yes | 171 | 43 (25.1) | χ2=3.2 P=0.075 | 28 (16.4) | 15 (8.8) | χ2=4,3 P=0.118 |
| No | 74 | 11 (14.9) | 5 (6.8) | 6 (8.1) | ||
| How many times have you suffered from UGS? | ||||||
| 1–2 | 130 | 28 (21.5) | χ2=8.7 P=0.034 | 22 (16.9) | 6 (4.6) | Fisher’s=16.7 P=0.006 |
| 3–4 | 31 | 10 (32.3) | 4 (12.9) | 6 (19.4) | ||
| 5+ | 10 | 5 (50.0) | 2 (20.0) | 3 (30.0) | ||
| None | 74 | 11 (14.9) | 5 (6.8) | 6 (8.1) | ||
| When was your last urogenital schistosomiasis infection? | ||||||
| Now | 8 | 7 (87.5) | Fisher’s=18.8 P<0.001 | 4 (50.0) | 3 (37.5) | Fisher’s=21.7 P=0.002 |
| Within 12 months | 13 | 4 (30.8) | 3 (23.1) | 1 (7.7) | ||
| More than 1 year ago | 146 | 32 (21.9) | 21 (14.4) | 11 (7.5) | ||
| I don’t remember | 4 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Never been infected | 74 | 11 (14.9) | 5 (6.8) | 6 (8.1) | ||
| What schistosomiasis symptoms did you observe/know? | ||||||
| Blood in urine | 24 | 6 (25.0) | Fisher’s=2.2 P=0.916 | 4 (16.7) | 2 (8.3) | Fisher’s=6.7 P=0.867 |
| Dysuria | 8 | 3 (37.5) | 3 (37.5) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Blood in urine and dysuria | 43 | 12 (27.9) | 7 (16.3) | 5 (11.6) | ||
| Blood in urine, dysuria and fever | 46 | 10 (21.7) | 5 (10.9) | 5 (10.9) | ||
| Blood in urine, dysuria and itching | 9 | 3 (33.3) | 3 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Blood in urine, stomach ache and dysuria | 6 | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| I don’t know | 35 | 7 (20.0) | 10 (9.2) 5 (14.3) | 9 (8.3) 2 (5.7) | ||
| Did you seek for treatment? | ||||||
| Yes | 161 | 37 (23.0) | χ2=10.7 P=0.005 | 26 (16.1) | 11 (6.8) | χ2=18.1 P=0.001 |
| No | 10 | 6 (60.0) | 2 (20.0) | 4 (40.0) | ||
| Never got infected | 74 | 11 (14.9) | 5 (6.8) | 6 (8.1) | ||
| Where did got treated? | ||||||
| Health facility | 106 | 24 (22.6) | Fisher’s=2.4 P=0.802 | 15 (14.2) | 9 (8.5) | Fisher’s=7.7 P=0.555 |
| Drug retailer shops | 39 | 11 (28.2) | 9 (23.1) | 2 (5.1) | ||
| School | 8 | 2 (25.0) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Traditional herbs | 4 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| I don’t remember | 4 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Not applicable | 84 | 17 (20.2) | 7 (8.3) | 10 (11.9) | ||
UGS, urogenital schistosomiasis.