Table 1 Average population parasite carriage rates in the 17 villages

Children

55.8

17.5*

15.7*

7.8*

5.3*

1.9*

2.8*

(N = 679)

(N = 777)

(N = 813)

(N = 877)

(N = 704)

(N = 791)

(N = 844)

Adults

46.5

NA

10.7*

4.9*

6.3*

NA

2.1*

(N = 415)

(N = 796)

(N = 616)

(N = 366)

(N = 436)

Whole population

52.3

-

13.2*

6.6*

5.6*

-

2.6*

(N = 1094)

(N = 1609)

(N = 1493)

(N = 1070)

(N = 1280)