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Table 3 Schistosomiasis prevalence studies carried out in Malawi between 1988 and mid 2014

From: Schistosomiasis in Malawi: a systematic review

Reference number

Year study was done

Place where study was done

Sample size

Target group examined

Diagnostic technique used

Infection species targeted

Prevalence (%)

[20]

2003

North high*

257

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

7.4

[20]

2003

North high

257

School children

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

0

[20]

2003

Centre highα

242

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

2.0

[20]

2003

Centre low§

291

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

9.5

[20]

2003

Centre low

291

School children

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

0

[20]

2003

South highΩ

261

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

3.2

[20]

2003

South high

261

School children

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

1.3

[20]

2003

South low±

297

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

23.2

[20]

2003

South low

297

School children

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

0

[20]

2003

Urbanμ

277

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

3.4

[20]

2003

Urban

277

School children

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

0

[23]

2014

Zomba

483

School age children

Filtration

S. haematobium

34.0

[103]

2014

Chikhwawa

165

Mothers

Filtration

S. haematobium

45.1

[103]

2014

Chikhwawa

208

Pre-school children

Filtration

S. haematobium

17.7

[103]

2014

Chikhwawa

165

Mothers

Serology

S. haematobium

94.5

[103]

2014

Chikhwawa

208

Pre-school children

Serology

S. haematobium

49.5

[103]

2014

Chikhwawa

84

Mothers

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

21.5

[103]

2014

Chikhwawa

102

Pre-school children

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

0

[26]

2012

Chikhwawa

1642

Community based

Sedimentation

S. haematobium

14.2

[26]

2012

Chikhwawa

1642

Community based

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

4.3

[29]

2012

Mangochi

400

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

12.5

[58]

1999

Mangochi

4324

Community based

Filtration

S. haematobium

39.0

[58]

1999

Mangochi

4131

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

64.5

[80]

2008

Blantyre

14

Community based

Sedimentation

S. haematobium

28.6

[80]

2008

Chikhwawa

140

Community based

Sedimentation

S. haematobium

5.7

[80]

2008

Chiradzulu

178

Community based

Sedimentation

S. haematobium

5.6

[80]

2008

Mwanza

128

Community based

Sedimentation

S. haematobium

0.8

[80]

2008

Phalombe

39

Community based

Sedimentation

S. haematobium

94.9

[80]

2008

Thyolo

55

Community based

Sedimentation

S. haematobium

1.8

[31]

2006

Blantyre

1145

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

10.4

[32]

1998

Mangochi

1084

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

33.5

[32]

2007

Mangochi

1084

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

4.5

[71]

2003

Mangochi

455

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

36.5

[71]

2004

Mangochi

745

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

35.7

[71]

2004

Mangochi

75

School children

Serology

S. haematobium

70.7

[71]

2005

Mangochi

1066

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

21.9

[71]

2005

Mangochi

55

School children

Serology

S. haematobium

50.9

[71]

2006

Mangochi

1204

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

36.4

[71]

2007

Mangochi

1100

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

23.7

[85]

2003

Likoma

339

Community based

Filtration

S. haematobium

27.1

[85]

2003

Likoma

204

Community based

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

0.5

[85]

2003

Chizumulu

123

Community based

Filtration

S. haematobium

30.1

[85]

2003

Chizumulu

108

Community based

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

0

[85]

2006

Likoma

392

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

30.0

[105]

1999

Mangochi

609

School children

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

0

[105]

1999

Mangochi

421

Community based

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

2.1

[105]

2000

Mangochi

4131

School children

Filtration

S. haematobium

23.8

[105]

2000

Mangochi

2316

Community based

Filtration

S. haematobium

17.2

[75]

2000

Blantyre

273

Village children

FECβ

S. mansoni

0

[75]

2000

Chiradzulu

280

Village children

FEC

S. mansoni

0.7

[45]

1993

Lilongwe

955

Expatriates

Serology

S. haematobium

32.0

[108]

1988

Lilongwe

165

Village children

Sedimentation

S. haematobium

0.6

[108]

1988

Lilongwe

165

Village children

Kato Katz

S. mansoni

67.0

  1. *Chitipa, Rumphi and Mzimba; αNtcheu, Dedza, Dowa, Kasungu, Mchinji and Ntchisi; §Salima and Nkhotakota; ΩPhalombe, Mulanje, Thyolo, Mwanza and Balaka; ±Nsanje, Chikwawa, Mangochi, Machinga; μMzuzu, Lilongwe and Blantyre; βFEC = Formol Ether Concentration.