Table 3 Prevalence of multiple co-infections with intestinal protozoa and S. japonicum by gender, age and municipality categories
Variables | Total | Single infection | Dual infection | Triple infection | Quadruple infection | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | Positive | Prevalence | Positive | Prevalence | Positive | Prevalence | Positive | Prevalence | ||||||
% | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||||||||
Total study sample | 412 | 100.0 | 115 | 27.9 | 23.6–32.2 | 175 | 42.5 | 37.7–47.2 | 76 | 18.4 | 14.7–22.2 | 15 | 3.6 | 1.8–5.4 | |
Gender | Male | 218 | 52.9 | 62 | 28.4 | 22.5–34.4 | 88 | 40.4 | 33.9–46.9 | 41 | 18.8 | 13.6–24.0 | 10 | 4.6 | 1.8–7.4 |
Female | 194 | 47.1 | 53 | 27.3 | 21.0–33.6 | 87 | 44.8 | 37.8–51.8 | 35 | 18.0 | 12.6–23.5 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.3–4.8 | |
Age | <  10 years | 25 | 6.1 | 11 | 44.0 | 24.5–63.5 | 6 | 24.0 | 7.3–40.7 | 5 | 20.0 | 4.3–35.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
10–18 years | 40 | 9.7 | 10 | 25.0 | 11.6–38.4 | 20 | 50.0 | 34.5–65.5 | 5 | 12.5 | 2.3–22.7 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.0–11.8 | |
19–35 years | 50 | 12.1 | 15 | 30.0 | 17.3–42.7 | 19 | 38.0 | 24.5–51.5 | 8 | 16.0 | 5.8–26.2 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.0–9.4 | |
36–55 years | 231 | 56.1 | 59 | 25.5 | 19.9–31.2 | 105 | 45.5 | 39.0–51.5 | 41 | 17.7 | 12.8–22.7 | 10 | 4.3 | 1.7–7.0 | |
>  55 years | 66 | 16.0 | 20 | 30.3 | 19.2–41.4 | 25 | 37.9 | 26.2–49.6 | 17 | 25.8 | 15.2–36.3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0–4.5 | |
Municipality | Palapag | 293 | 71.1 | 89 | 30.4 | 25.4–35.9 | 119 | 40.6 | 35.1–46.3 | 51 | 17.4 | 13.5–22.2 | 13 | 4.4 | 2.6–7.5 |
Laoang | 119 | 28.9 | 26 | 21.8 | 15.4–30.1 | 56 | 47.1 | 38.3–56.0 | 25 | 21.0 | 14.7–29.2 | 5 | 4.2 | 1.8–9.5 | |