Table 2: Age stratified prevalence of helminth infections among children and youth in Kouoptamo.
|
Parasite Species |
Age Groups |
P-value |
|||
|
N = 191 [3-8] |
N = 185 [9-14] |
N = 27 [15-20] |
Total N = 403 |
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|
Ascaris lumbricoides |
20 (10.5%) |
12 (6.5%) |
2 (7.4%) |
34 (8.4%) |
0.36 |
|
Hookworm |
6 (3.2%) |
11 (5.9%) |
2 (7.4%) |
19 (4.7%) |
0.35 |
|
Trichuris trichiura |
9 (4.7%) |
4 (2.2%) |
0 (0.0%) |
13 (3.2%) |
0.23 |
|
Strongyloides stercoralis |
1 (0.5%) |
1 (0.5%) |
0 (0.0%) |
2 (0.5%) |
0.93 |
|
Total |
36 (18.8%) |
28 (15.1%) |
4 (14.8%) |
68 (16.8%) |
|