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The study was carried out to determine the current infection status and risk factors associated with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) coinfection among school children in Biase Local Government Area (LGA), Cross River State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional study was carried out. Urine and fecal samples were randomly collected from 630 school children in six villages of Biase LGA. Urine sedimentation and Kato-Katz techniques were used to diagnose urogenital schistosomiasis and STHs, respectively. A structured questionnaire was used to collect demographic information and risk factors. The prevalence of S. haematobium in Biase LGA was 6.03%, with males (27 pupils, 9.00%) significantly more (\n \n \n \n \n \u03c7<\/a:mi>\n <\/a:mrow>\n \n 2<\/a:mn>\n <\/a:mrow>\n <\/a:msup>\n =<\/a:mo>\n 8.903<\/a:mn>\n <\/a:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n ,\n \n \n p<\/c:mi>\n <\/c:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n value = 0.003,\n \n \n C<\/e:mtext>\n .<\/e:mo>\n I<\/e:mtext>\n .<\/e:mo>\n =<\/e:mo>\n \u2212<\/e:mo>\n 82.650<\/e:mn>\n \u2013<\/e:mo>\n 120.650<\/e:mn>\n <\/e:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n ) infected than the females (11 pupils, 3.33%), while the prevalence of STH infection was 11.27% with no significant difference (\n \n \n \n \n \u03c7<\/g:mi>\n <\/g:mrow>\n \n 2<\/g:mn>\n <\/g:mrow>\n <\/g:msup>\n =<\/g:mo>\n 0.002<\/g:mn>\n <\/g:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n ,\n \n \n p<\/i:mi>\n <\/i:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n value = 0.962,\n \n \n C<\/k:mtext>\n .<\/k:mo>\n I<\/k:mtext>\n .<\/k:mo>\n =<\/k:mo>\n \u2212<\/k:mo>\n 16.441<\/k:mn>\n \u2013<\/k:mo>\n 54.559<\/k:mn>\n <\/k:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n ) in prevalence between males (34 pupils, 11.33%) and females (37 pupils, 11.21%). Prevalence of S. haematobium and STHs ranged from 1.82 to 19.13% and from 4.55 to 19.05% within the communities, respectively, with Abini (22 pupils, 19.13%) and Adim (20 pupils, 19.05%) communities having the highest prevalence for S. haematobium and STHs, respectively. The most infected age group was 11\u201313 years (21 pupils, 9.68%) for S. haematobium and 14\u201316 years (5 pupils, 21.74%) for STHs. Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworms, and Trichuris trichiura had prevalence of 5.56%, 3.02%, and 2.70%, respectively. An overall prevalence of 7.14% and 8.41% was observed for haematuria and proteinuria, respectively. Prevalence of coinfection among the parasites was 4.76%. Male pupils (\n \n \n OR<\/m:mtext>\n =<\/m:mo>\n 2.868<\/m:mn>\n <\/m:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 1.397\u20135.889), pupils of the age group of 11\u201313 years (\n \n \n OR<\/o:mtext>\n =<\/o:mo>\n 2.496<\/o:mn>\n <\/o:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 1.287\u20134.838), school children that swim (\n \n \n OR<\/q:mtext>\n =<\/q:mo>\n 1.527<\/q:mn>\n <\/q:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 0.784\u20132.974), those that cross streams to farm (\n \n \n OR<\/s:mtext>\n =<\/s:mo>\n 25.286<\/s:mn>\n <\/s:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 4.091\u2013156.283), those that visit stream or river severally (\n \n \n OR<\/u:mtext>\n =<\/u:mo>\n 3.077<\/u:mn>\n <\/u:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 1.204\u20137.863), and those whose home is 1\u2009km (\n \n \n OR<\/w:mtext>\n =<\/w:mo>\n 3.116<\/w:mn>\n <\/w:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 1.292\u20137.518) from the stream are at higher odds of infection with S. haematobium. For STHs, male pupils (\n \n \n OR<\/y:mtext>\n =<\/y:mo>\n 1.012<\/y:mn>\n <\/y:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 0.617\u20131.659), pupils of the age group of 11\u201313 years (\n \n \n OR<\/ab:mtext>\n =<\/ab:mo>\n 2.609<\/ab:mn>\n <\/ab:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 1.582\u20134.302), pupils that walk barefoot (\n \n \n OR<\/cb:mtext>\n =<\/cb:mo>\n 18.746<\/cb:mn>\n <\/cb:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 6.786\u201351.783), those that do not wash fruits and vegetables before eating (\n \n \n OR<\/eb:mtext>\n =<\/eb:mo>\n 2.334<\/eb:mn>\n <\/eb:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 1.400\u20133.892), those that do not wash hands after using the toilet (\n \n \n OR<\/gb:mtext>\n =<\/gb:mo>\n 1.200<\/gb:mn>\n <\/gb:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 0.730\u20131.973), those that eat soils (\n \n \n OR<\/ib:mtext>\n =<\/ib:mo>\n 2.741<\/ib:mn>\n <\/ib:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 1.533\u20134.902), those that drink water from streams or rivers (\n \n \n OR<\/kb:mtext>\n =<\/kb:mo>\n 189.509<\/kb:mn>\n <\/kb:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 24.807\u20131447.740), and those that use pit latrine (\n \n \n OR<\/mb:mtext>\n =<\/mb:mo>\n 2.920<\/mb:mn>\n <\/mb:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 1.746\u20134.885) and\/or open defecation (\n \n \n OR<\/ob:mtext>\n =<\/ob:mo>\n 2.552<\/ob:mn>\n <\/ob:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , C.I.: 1.454\u20134.479) are at high odds of being infected with STHs. Urogenital schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis are still endemic diseases in Biase LGA. 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