Risk Factors and Spatial Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni Infection among Preschool-Aged Children in Blapleu, Biankouma District, Western Côte d’Ivoire

Table 2

Prevalences of S. mansoni infection according to the diagnostic test, the age, and the gender in 350 PSAC in Blapleu, Biankouma District, Western Côte d'Ivoire.

		N examined	n infected (%) prevalence	95% confidence interval	value
POC-CCA		350	220 (62.86)
Gender	Male	193	120 (62.18)	55.27–69.08	0.77
	Female	157	100 (63.69)	56.09–71.30
Age group	1-<2 years	105	68 (64.76)	55.47–74.05	0.63
	2–6 years	245	152 (62.04)	55.92–68.16
Kato-Katz		220	110 (31.43)
Gender	Male	120	63 (32.64)	43.43–61.56	0.42
	Female	100	47 (29.94)	37.05–56.95
Age group	1-<2 years	68	11 (10.48)	7.2–25.15	<0.001
	2–6 years	152	99 (40.41)	57.47–72.79