Table 1 Prevalence and intensity of Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides, Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm in different age groups
From: Epidemiological and clinical correlates of malaria-helminth co-infections in southern Ethiopia
Age (years) | No positive for parasites (%) | EPG †(corresponding 95 % CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hw | Tt | Al | Sm | Tt | Al | Sm | |
< 9 | 7 (16) | 69 (30.4) | 56 (27.6) | 20 (20) | 456 (351,651) | 4,604 (27,577,686) | 120 (65,223) |
10-19 | 17 (16.3) | 72 (31.7) | 62 (30.5) | 40 (40) | 405 (289,567) | 5,477 (32,479,234) | 197 (121,320) |
20-29 | 7 (16.3) | 50 (22.0) | 44 (21.8) | 21 (21) | 409 (266,627) | 3,841 (20,777,102) | 118 (63,219) |
30-39 | 3 (7.0) | 16 (7.0) | 20 (9.8) | 12 (12) | 734(3,571,511) | 5,078 (235,010,969) | 108 (58,198) |
40-49 | 4 (9.0) | 10 (0.04) | 12 (5.9) | 3 (3) | 560(1,152,709) | 4,432 (125,415,667) | 82 (8,825) |
50+ | 5 (11.6) | 10 (0.04) | 9 (4.4) | 4 (4) | 356 (169,537) | 4,717 (359,921,622) | 50 (4,521) |
|  | 43 (100) | 227(100) | 203 (100) | 100(100) | P†=0.741 | P†=0.971 | P†=0.305 |