Research Article
Agreement among Four Prevalence Metrics for Urogenital Schistosomiasis in the Eastern Region of Ghana
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of variables used in each model.
| | Variables of interest | Boys | Girls | All | | Total (N) | n (%) | Total (N) | n (%) | Total (N) | n (%) |
| | Model 1a: agreement between measured hematuria and eggs in urine | | Measured hematuria in 2009 | 308 | 85 (27.6) | 349 | 105 (30.1) | 657 | 190 (28.9) | | Eggs in urine in 2009 | 308 | 57 (18.5) | 349 | 86 (24.6) | 657 | 143 (21.8) | | Age in years in 2009 | | 6–10 | 308 | 140 (45.5) | 349 | 127 (36.4) | 657 | 267 (40.6) | | 11–14 | 308 | 116 (37.7) | 349 | 148 (42.4) | 657 | 264 (40.2) | | 15+ | 308 | 52 (16.9) | 349 | 74 (21.2) | 657 | 126 (19.2) | | Town | | Adasawase | 308 | 185 (60.1) | 349 | 226 (64.8) | 657 | 411 (62.6) | | Asamama | 308 | 123 (39.9) | 349 | 123 (35.2) | 657 | 246 (37.4) |
| | Models 1b and 1c: agreement between self-reported macrohematuria and swimming and measured hematuria | | Measured hematuria | 292 | 41 (14.0) | 344 | 72 (20.9) | 636 | 113 (17.8) | | Self-reported macrohematuria | 292 | 36 (12.3) | 344 | 77 (22.4) | 636 | 113 (17.8) | | Self-reported swimming | 292 | 127 (43.5) | 344 | 198 (57.6) | 636 | 325 (51.1) | | Age in years in 2012 | | 6–10 | 292 | 116 (39.7) | 344 | 99 (28.8) | 636 | 215 (33.8) | | 11–14 | 292 | 135 (46.2) | 344 | 162 (47.1) | 636 | 297 (46.7) | | 15+ | 292 | 41 (14.0) | 344 | 83 (24.1) | 636 | 124 (19.5) | | Town | | Akwaboso, Mampong, and Muoso | 292 | 121 (41.4) | 344 | 160 (46.5) | 636 | 281 (44.2) | | Adasawase | 292 | 84 (28.8) | 344 | 91 (26.5) | 636 | 175 (27.5) | | Asamama | 292 | 87 (29.8) | 344 | 93 (27) | 636 | 180 (28.3) |
| | Model 2a: agreement in measured hematuria in 2010 and 2012 | | Measured hematuria in 2010 | 119 | 25 (21.0) | 124 | 20 (16.1) | 243 | 45 (18.5) | | Measured hematuria in 2012 | 119 | 23 (19.3) | 124 | 23 (18.5) | 243 | 46 (18.9) | | Age in years in 2012 | | 6–10 | 119 | 30 (25.2) | 124 | 22 (17.7) | 243 | 52 (21.4) | | 11–14 | 119 | 62 (52.1) | 124 | 76 (61.3) | 243 | 138 (56.8) | | 15+ | 119 | 27 (22.7) | 124 | 26 (21) | 243 | 53 (21.8) | | Town | | Akwaboso, Muoso | 119 | 31 (26.1) | 124 | 39 (31.5) | 243 | 70 (28.8) | | Asamama | 119 | 88 (73.9) | 124 | 85 (68.5) | 243 | 173 (71.2) |
| | Models 2b and 2c: agreement between measured hematuria and eggs in urine in 2008 and 2009 | | Measured hematuria in 2008 | 130 | 27 (20.8) | 171 | 47 (27.5) | 301 | 74 (24.6) | | Measured hematuria in 2009 | 130 | 10 (7.7) | 171 | 24 (14) | 301 | 34 (11.3) | | Eggs in urine in 2008 | 130 | 27 (20.8) | 171 | 43 (25.1) | 301 | 70 (23.3) | | Eggs in urine in 2009 | 130 | 10 (7.7) | 171 | 29 (17) | 301 | 39 (13) | | Age in years in 2008 | | 6–10 | 130 | 38 (29.2) | 171 | 42 (24.6) | 301 | 80 (26.6) | | 11–14 | 130 | 69 (53.1) | 171 | 90 (52.6) | 301 | 159 (52.8) | | 15+ | 130 | 23 (17.7) | 171 | 39 (22.8) | 301 | 62 (20.6) |
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