Table 2. Prevalence of Giardia infection among Aboriginal primary schoolchildren in Satak, Raub, Pahang according to age and gender (n = 374).
Age/Gender | Giardia infection | ||
No. examined | No. infected | Prevalence (%) | |
Age group (years) | |||
≥10 | 129 | 23 | 17.8 |
<10 | 245 | 60 | 24.5 |
Gender | |||
Male | 179 | 44 | 24.6 |
Female | 195 | 39 | 20.0 |
Total | 374 | 83 | 22.2 |