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Table 1 Description of the 5624 study participants who provided at least one stool sample in 25 rain-fed and 25 irrigated villages of Samar Province, the Philippines, 2003–2004.

From: A cross-sectional study of the prevalence of intensity of infection with Schistosoma japonicumin 50 irrigated and rain-fed villages in Samar Province, the Philippines

Variable

Rain-fed villages (%)

Irrigated villages (%)

Sample size

 

3,277

2,347

Sex

Males

1,740 (46.9)

1,226 (47.8)

 

Females

1,537 (53.1)

1,121 (52.2)

Age distribution

≤ 10 years

638 (19.5)

398 (17.0)

 

>10–16 years

973 (29.7)

699 (29.8)

 

>16–40 years

944 (28.8)

721 (30.7)

 

>40 years

722 (22.0)

529 (22.5)

Occupation*

Works most of the time on a rice farm

1402 (48.9)

1069 (49.7)

 

Works sometimes on a rice farm

48 (4.3)

28 (5.2)

 

Works on a farm but never on a rice farm

121 (4.6)

85 (4.4)

 

Does not work on a farm

482 (18.3)

329 (16.9)

 

Does not work on a rice farm, may work on another type of farm

586 (22.2)

438 (22.5)

Number of stool samples provided

1 stool

885 (27.0)

697 (29.7)

 

2 stools

1123 (34.3)

770 (32.8)

 

3 stools

1269 (38.7)

880 (37.5)

  1. Occupation*: No child less than 10 years old (n = 1036) worked and are therefore excluded from this classification, but it includes children aged more than 10 years old still attending school.