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December 8, 2025Tropical Medicine and HealthOpen Access

Prevalence of schistosome infection among children under two years of age: a brief report from medium-to-high endemic regions of Schistosoma mansoni in Madagascar

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JSJeannine SolonirinaMRMickael RadomananaAJAnna Jaeger

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals 6.2% prevalence of schistosome infection in children under two, indicating need for improved sanitation and health strategies.

Key Points

  • To estimate the prevalence of schistosome infections among children under 2 years in Madagascar.
  • Cross-sectional study of 2018 children under 2 years
  • Sampled from 42 health care centres in endemic regions
  • Used UCP-LF-CAA for infection detection
  • Estimated prevalence ratios using mixed-effects Poisson regression
  • Prevalence of schistosome infection was 6.2%
  • Findings consistent across population subgroups
  • No significant associations found with maternal age, education, child sex, or urbanisation

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Solonirina et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624a44fa91c937236c3ebhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00871-w
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