Table 2.

Parasite prevalence rates from the literature on Pemba Island and coastal East Africa for the 1^st and 2^nd year of life

Parasite prevalence	Age group/N	Location/time of sampling	Source
Pemba Island
76.90%	4-11 months	Kengeja village, Sept. 1996	Stoltzfus et al., J Nutr 130: 1724-33, 2000 [5]
	N = 39
80.40%	12-23 months	Kengeja village, Sept. 1996	Stoltzfus et al., J Nutr 130: 1724-33, 2000 [5]
	N = 112
33.90%	5-19 months	Wete district, Feb-May 2001	Olney et al., J Nutr. 137(12): 2756-62, 2007 [15]
	N = 771
30%	5-9 months	Wete district, May-June 2002	Olney et al., J Nutr. 139(4): 763-772, 2009 [14]
	N = 256
34%	14-Oct	Wete district, May-June 2002	Olney et al., J Nutr. 139(4): 763-772, 2009 [14]
	N = 315
37%	15-19	Wete district, May-June 2002	Olney et al., J Nutr. 139(4): 763-772, 2009 [14]
	N = 270
Coastal East Africa
83.80%	6-40 months	Bagamoyo district,	Premji et al., Trop. Med. Parasitol. 46: 147-53, 1995 [11]
	N = 764	Tanzania
42.50%	1-11 months	Kilifi south,	Snow et al., Lancet 349: 1650-54, 1997 [19]
	N = 511	Kenya
7-12%	4-12 months	Manhica, Mozambique	Mayor et al., TMIH 8(1): 2-11, 2003 [20]
	N = 1875