Table 2. General characteristics and distribution of filarial infections among the study population.

Patient’s characteristics	No. for Loa loa (%)	No. for Onchocerciasis (%)
Number of participants examined	1115	1091
Male: Female	450: 665	450: 641
Mean age (years)	46.00	45.74
No. Positive for microfilaria (%)	160 (14.30)	166 (15.20)
Co-infection of O. volvulus + Loa loa (%)	30(2.69)	30(2.75)
Cases of eye worm among the population	485 (43.50)	401 (36.80)
Nodules carriers among the population	64 (5.74)	64 (5.87)