Research Article
A National Baseline Prevalence Survey of Schistosomiasis in the Philippines Using Stratified Two-Step Systematic Cluster Sampling Design
Table 3
Prevalence of schistosomiasis in endemic provinces 2005–2008.
| Rank | Name of province | Prevalence (%) | 95% CI | Region |
| 1 | Mindoro Oriental | 6.3 | 4.40–8.80 | 4B | 2 | Agusan del Sur | 3.9 | 3.10–5.00 | Caraga | 3 | Sorsogon | 3.6 | 2.20–5.70 | 5 | 4 | Northern Samar | 2.4 | 1.50–3.70 | 8 | 5 | Eastern Samar | 1.8 | 1.00–2.90 | 8 | 6 | Maguindanao | 1.8 | 0.90–3.20 | ARMM | 7 | Bukidnon | 1.8 | 1.00–2.60 | 10 | 8 | Surigao del Sur | 1.3 | 0.70–2.20 | Caraga | 9 | Leyte | 0.9 | 0.40–1.70 | 8 | 10 | Lanao del Norte | 0.8 | 0.40–1.50 | 10 | 11 | Davao del Norte | 0.8 | 0.30–1.50 | 11 | 12 | Western Samar | 0.8 | 0.10–2.76 | 8 | 13 | Compostela Valley | 0.7 | 0.30–1.50 | 11 | 14 | Caloocan | 0.6 | 0.00–3.20 | NCR | 15 | Cotabato + Kidapawan | 0.5 | 0.20–1.10 | 12 | 16 | Marawi City | 0.4 | 0.10–1.50 | ARMM | 17 | Cagayan Valley | 0.4 | 0.10–1.60 | 2 | 18 | Surigao del Norte | 0.3 | 0.10–0.90 | Caraga | 19 | South Cotabato | 0.3 | 0.00–1.00 | 12 | 20 | Sultan Kudarat | 0.2 | 0.00–0.90 | 12 | 21 | Iloilo | 0.2 | 0.00–0.70 | 6 | 22 | Davao del Sur + Digos | 0.1 | 0.00–0.50 | 11 | 23 | Agusan del Norte | 0.08 | 0.00–0.40 | Caraga |
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