Evaluation of Urine Reagent Strip as a Tool for Routine Diagnosis of Maternal Urogenital Schistosomiasis at Antenatal Clinic Visit in Munyenge, South West Region, Cameroon

Table 2

Prevalence of S. haematobium infection, microhaematuria, proteinuria, infection intensity, and mean egg load/10 ml of urine stratified by ANC visits.

Outcome	Category	1^st ANC visit % (n)	2^nd ANC visit % (n)	3^rd ANC visit % (n)	χ2; value
S. haematobium infection status	Positive	23.7 (22)	23.7 (22)	23.7 (22)	0.00; 1.0
	Negative	33.3 (71)	33.3 (71)	33.3 (71)
Microhaematuria	Positive	14.0 (13)	14.0 (13)	15.1 (14)	0.06; 0.971
	Negative	86.0 (80)	86.0 (80)	84.9 (79)
Proteinuria	Positive	5.4 (5)	1.1 (1)	4.3 (4)	2.70; 0.260
	Negative	94.6 (88)	98.9 (92)	95.7 (89)
Infection intensity	High	27.3 (6)	18.2 (4)	22.7 (5)	0.52; 0.772
	Low	72.7 (16)	81.8 (18)	77.3 (17)
Mean (±SD) egg load/10 ml of urine		38.5 (52.6)	28.3 (33.1)	27.0 (26.6)	1.93; 0.147

 = Kruskal–Wallis test (H).