Table 3.
Filarial infection prevalence per age group in the study population.
Variable | Level | Positive FTS | Positive PCR | Total participants | Prevalence (%) FTS | Prevalence PCR (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | 1–10 | 13 | 2 | 57 | 22.8 | 3.5 |
11–20 | 24 | 3 | 58 | 41.4 | 5.1 | |
21–30 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 34.6 | 0 | |
31–40 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 36.7 | 16.6 | |
41–50 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 41.4 | 6.8 | |
51–60 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 37.9 | 20.7 | |
Above 60 | 14 | 3 | 33 | 42.4 | 9.1 | |
Totals | 94 | 21 | 262 | |||
Overall prevalence | 35.9 | 8.0 |
Prevalence values in bold.