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Table 2 The prevalence and infection intensity (mean of fecal egg counts (FEC) and proportion of low, moderate and high levels of infection intensity) across 17 schools in Jimma town, an urban setting, Southwest Ethiopia, 2014

From: Prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma mansoni infections among schoolchildren attending primary schools in an urban setting in Southwest, Ethiopia

 

N (Sampled children)

Prevalence (%)

Mean FEC (EPG)

Level infection intensity

Low

Moderate

High

School

 1

57

1.8

1

1.8

0.0

0.0

 2

60

6.7

7

5.0

1.7

0.0

 3

50

4.0

16

2.0

0.0

2.0

 4

60

3.3

1

3.3

0.0

0.0

 5

60

3.3

1

3.3

0.0

0.0

 6

56

7.1

16

3.6

1.8

1.8

 7

60

10.0

19

8.3

0.0

1.7

 8

60

11.7

14

6.7

5.0

0.0

 9

60

3.3

2

3.3

0.0

0.0

 10

57

7.0

31

1.8

1.8

3.5

 11

60

5.0

14

1.7

1.7

1.7

 12

60

3.3

1

3.3

0.0

0.0

 13

60

1.7

14

0.0

0.0

1.7

 14

60

23.3

20

16.7

6.7

0.0

 15

60

11.7

6

11.7

0.0

0.0

 16

60

13.3

30

5.0

6.7

1.7

 17

60

26.7

98

6.7

13.3

6.7