Table 2.
Parasitic infections and occupation in Beibei, China
Infectious rates (positive population / tested population) | ||||
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Occupation | Tested population | Ascarid | Ancylostoma | Trichuris trichiura |
Farmer | 1588 | 707/1588 | 382/1588 | 141/1588 |
44.51% | 24.1% | 8.9% | ||
Worker | 306 | 71/306 | 1/306 | 10/306 |
23.2% | 0.33% | 3.3% | ||
Student | 329 | 137/329 | 45/329 | 38/329 |
41.6% | 13.7% | 11.6% | ||
Child | 272 | 126/272 | 24/272 | 18/272 |
46.31% | 8.8% | 6.6% | ||
Officer | 63 | 19/63 | 1/63 | 4/63 |
30.2% | 1.6% | 6.4% | ||
Total | 2558 | 1060/2558 | 453/2558 | 211/2558 |
41.4% | 17.7% | 8.3% |