Table 1.
Overall infection rates by age group of the studied populations
| Age groups |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Parasite + | (%) | No | Parasite + | (%) | No | Parasite + | (%) | No. | Parasite + | (%) | No | Parasite + | (%) | No | Parasite + | (%) | |
| ≤ 20 |
23 |
4 |
17.3 |
26 |
6 |
23 |
49 |
10 |
20.4 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
| 21-30 |
152 |
42 |
27.6 |
155 |
40 |
25.8 |
307 |
82 |
26.7 |
152 |
2 |
1.3 |
155 |
1 |
0.6 |
307 |
3 |
0.9 |
| 31-40 |
144 |
30 |
20.8 |
154 |
37 |
24.2 |
298 |
67 |
22.5 |
144 |
1 |
0.7 |
154 |
2 |
1.2 |
298 |
3 |
1 |
| 41-50 |
60 |
11 |
18.3 |
70 |
15 |
21.4 |
130 |
26 |
20 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
70 |
1 |
1.4 |
130 |
1 |
0.8 |
| > 50 |
2 |
- |
0 |
14 |
3 |
21.4 |
16 |
3 |
18.8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
| Total | 381 | 87 | 22.8 | 419 | 101 | 24.1 | 800 | 188 | 23.5 | 381 | 3 | 0.8 | 419 | 4 | 0.9 | 800 | 7 | 0.9 |
Gastrointestinal infection rate Urinary parasitic infection rate.