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

Table 2

Intensity of Schistosoma haematobium eggs among infected children in Murbai and Surbai communities, Taraba State, Nigeria.

	Intensity of infection (eggs/10 ml of urine) (%)		Total
	1–49 eggs	>50 eggs
Overall	422 (62.51)	253 (37.48)	675
Sex				96.99	0.000
Male	260 (58.55)	184 (41.44)	444
Female	162 (70.12)	69 (29.87)	231
Age (years)				369.69	0.000
	54 (85.71)	9 (14.28)	63
	270 (61.92)	166 (38.07)	436
	98 (55.68)	78 (44.31)	176