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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and determinants of polyparasitism with\n                      <jats:italic>Schistosom<\/jats:italic>\n                      a\n                      <jats:italic>haematobium<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic>\n                      and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) following sustained control measures, as well as evaluate the outcomes and clinical correlates of infection in school-aged children (SAC) living in the schistosomiasis endemic focus of Muyuka-Cameroon.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In a cross-sectional study, urine, blood and stool samples were each collected from SAC (4\u201314\u00a0years) selected at random between March and June 2015. Microhaematuria in urine was detected using reagent strip and\n                      <jats:italic>S. haematobium<\/jats:italic>\n                      ova by filtration\/microscopy methods.\n                      <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic>\n                      was detected using Giemsa-stained blood films and complete blood count was obtained using an auto-haematology analyser. STH in stool was detected by the Kato-Katz method. Categorical and continuous variables were compared as required, Kappa value estimated and the adjusted odds ratio (a\n                      <jats:italic>OR<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) in the multivariate analysis was used to evaluate association of the risk factors with infection.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Out of the 638 SAC examined, single infection was prevalent in 33.4% while polyparasitism was 19.9%. Prevalence of\n                      <jats:italic>S. haematobium<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009+\u2009\n                      <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic>\n                      was 7.8%;\n                      <jats:italic>S. haematobium<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009+\u2009STH was 0.8%;\n                      <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009+\u2009STH was 0.8%; while\n                      <jats:italic>S. haematobium<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009+\u2009\n                      <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009+\u2009STH was 0.9%. Higher preponderance of\n                      <jats:italic>S. haematobium<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009+\u2009\n                      <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection occurred in females, those from Likoko, did not use potable water, practiced bathing in stream and carried out open defecation than their equivalents. However, being female (a\n                      <jats:italic>OR<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20092.38,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.009) was the only significant risk factor identified. Anaemia was a common morbidity (74.3%) with a slight agreement with microscopy in predicting\n                      <jats:italic>S. haematobium<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic>\n                      infections. The sensitivity and specificity of haematuria (13.0%) in predicting\n                      <jats:italic>S. haematobium<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection was 46.5% and 100% with a moderate agreement with microscopy. Co-infection with\n                      <jats:italic>S. haematobium<\/jats:italic>\n                      and malaria parasite was significantly associated with threefold odds of history of fever in the last three days.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Polyparasitism is a public health problem in Muyuka with females most at risk. 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