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Table 2 Prevalence and intensity of S. haematobium by occupation adults aged 20–55 years

From: Urogenital schistosomiasis in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique: baseline findings from the SCORE study

Main occupation

No. of individuals examined

No. of individuals infected (%)

Intensity of S. haematobium infection

Arithmetic mean intensity of infectiona

Heavy infection (%)

Farmer

3971

1805 (45.5)

46.7

276 (15.3)

Teacher

73

31 (43.7)

49.9

5 (16.1)

Student

45

21 (46.7)

103.4

12 (57.1)

Other

66

21 (31.8)

103.4

3 (14.3)

Total

4154

1877

49.8

297 (15.8)

  1. aThere was no statistical difference between prevalence or intensity of infection by occupation in the univariate logistic regression, controlling for sex and age