Prevalence and distribution of schistosomiasis in afder and gode zone of somali region, ethiopia.

The prevalence showed an increasing trend with increasing age and it peaked around 11-13 years and then started to decline.[ 10 ] In older adults, no significant change is found in the prevalence of disease, but the parasite burden or the intensity decreases.[ 11 , 12 , 13 ] In our study, males had higher risk of S. haematobium infection compared with female (OR = 1.68, 95% C.I; 1.1-2.7).

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