Urinary Schistosomiasis among Children in Murbai and Surbai Communities of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area, Taraba State, Nigeria

Table 1

Urinary schistosomiasis in relation to communities, age, and sex of children in Surbai and Murbai communities, Taraba State, Nigeria.

	Urinary schistosomiasis (%)			value
	Examined	Positive
Variables
Overall	1153	675 (58.54)
Communities				0.000
Murbai	612	314 (51.30)
Surbai	541	361 (66.72)
Sex				0.000
Male	624	444 (71.15)
Female	529	231 (43.66)
Age (years)				0.000
	358	63 (17.59)
	554	436 (78.70)
	241	176 (73.02)