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. 2014 May 8;8(5):e2843. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002843

Table 1. Prevalence of STH species by sex and age group among school children who were recently dewormed as part of a national deworming programme in Bumula District, western Kenya (n = 525), 2013.

Population characteristics Number (and %) infected
n Any STH species Hookworm Ascaris lumbricoides Trichuris trichuria
Sex
Male 286 97 (33.9) 77 (26.9) 14 (4.9) 6 (2.1)
Female 239 64 (26.8) 48 (20.1) 13 (5.4) 3 (1.2)
Total 525 161 (30.6) 125 (23.8) 27 (5.1) 9 (1.7)
Age (years)
5–7 65 26 (30.6) 23 (27.1) 1 (1.2) 2 (2.4)
8–10 188 51 (27.1) 40 (21.3) 8 (4.3) 3 (1.6)
11–13 193 63 (32.6) 47 (24.4) 15 (7.8) 1 (0.5)
14–17 59 21 (35.6) 15 (25.4) 3 (5.1) 3 (5.1)