Land use impacts on parasitic infection: a cross-sectional epidemiological study on the role of irrigated agriculture in schistosome infection in a dammed landscape

Table 2 Prevalence and intensity of schistosome infection among school-aged children, overall and by location

Species	Measure	Overall	River	Lake
Schistosoma haematobium	Observations	1232	529	703
	Presence [n (%)]	805 (65.3)	228 (43.1)	577 (82.1)
	Intensity [GM (SD)]	5.2 (86.8)	1.4 (39.8)	11.6 (106.3)
S. mansoni	Observations	1222	527	695
	Presence [n (%)]	208 (17.0)	68 (12.9)	140 (20.1)
	Intensity [GM (SD)]	1.0 (215.7)	0.6 (87.7)	1.4 (274.8)

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