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. 2003 May-Jun;14(3):159–162. doi: 10.1155/2003/721930

Table 2.

Parasitic infections and occupation in Beibei, China

Infectious rates (positive population / tested population)

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%