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. 2011 Jun 13;11:169. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-169

Table 2.

Prevalence of helminths and Plasmodium among grade three primary schoolchildren stratified by school in rural and commercial farming areas, Zimbabwe (2004)

Parasite Overall Valhalla Msapa Kaswa Nyamaropa p. value
(n) % (n) % (n) % (n) % (n) %
S. haematobium 170 60.6 37 54.1 27 77.8 20 40.0 86 62.8 0.052
S. mansoni 164 17.7 37 0.0 27 33.3 18 16.7 82 20.7 0.005
Hookworm 165 7.3 37 5.4 27 29.6 19 10.5 82 0.0 < 0.001
P. falciparum 118 21.2 34 20.6 27 48.1 15 33.3 42 0.0 <0.001
A. lumbricoides 165 0.0 37 0.0 27 0.0 19 0.0 82 0.0 N/A
T. trichiura 165 0.0 37 0.0 27 0.0 19 0.0 82 0.0 N/A