Purpose of water usage.
Number examined
NumberĀ infected
Occurrence rate (%)
Washing
50
20
40
Bathing
70
12
17.1
Drinking
11
1
9.1
Irrigation
117
21
17.9
Fishing
80
8
10
Wading
32
5
15.6
Total
360
67
42.1
Chi-square =20.0; DF = 5; Probability = 0.001
Table 3:
Stream contact-related prevalence of
S. mansoni
among sampled Al-Majiri population in Kawo-district, Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna State - Nigeria.