Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of different tests for the diagnosis of <i>S.mansoni</i>.

<p>Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of different tests for the diagnosis of <i>S.mansoni</i>.</p

Correlation between the prevalence of CCA test and the intensities of <i>S. mansoni</i> infections.

<p>Correlation between the prevalence of CCA test and the intensities of <i>S. mansoni</i> infections.</p

Agreement between different techniques for the diagnosis of <i>S. mansoni</i> infections.

*<p>k<0 indicating no agreement, k = 0–0.2 indicating poor agreement, k = 0.21–0.4 indicating fair agreement, k = 0.41–0.6 indicating moderate agreement, k = 0.61–0.8 indicating substantial agreement, and k = 0.81–1 indicating almost perfect agreement.</p

Prevalence of <i>S. mansoni</i> and <i>S. haematobium</i> infections according to each diagnostic test and stratified by epidemiological setting.

<p>Setting A = Yaoundé, Setting B = Makénéné, Setting C = Njombé.</p

Correlation between <i>S. mansoni</i> infection intensities and CCA results.

<p>The prevalences of CCA (single CCA, triple CCA and CCA-L) are affected by the abundance of <i>S. mansoni</i> infection (stratified by intensity classes). A = setting 1, B = setting 2, C = setting 3, D = All settings A-B-C.</p

Comparison of prevalence of schistosomiasis and STH between 1980s and 2010.

<p>Note:</p><p>*Figures in brackets represent the 95% confidence intervals.</p

Comparative maps of the overall soil-transmitted helminthiasis prevalence in the three surveyed regions of Cameroon.

<p>Prevalence distribution in 1985–1987 (A) and in 2010 (B).</p

Prevalence of schistosomiasis and STH by age in the three surveyed regions in Cameroon.

<p>A few outliers below 5 or above 17 years old are not plotted.</p

Prevalence of schistosomiasis by school in the three surveyed regions of Cameroon.

<p>(A) <i>S. haematobium</i>, (B) <i>S. mansoni</i>, and (C) <i>S. guineensis</i>.</p

Arithmetic mean intensity of infection of schistosomiasis and STH by age in the surveyed regions.

<p>A few outliers below 5 or above 17 years old are not plotted. Error bars represent 95% CI.</p