Table 4. Prevalence of children infected with double infection by age and sex.
Age group | Gender | No. Exam | PF+SH(%) | PF+HW(%) | PF+HN(%) | SH+HW(%) | SH+HN (%) | HW+HN (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4–9 | Male | 221 | 28 (12.7) | 13 (5.9) | 12 (5.4) | 34 (15.4) | 14 (6.3) | 8 (3.6) |
Female | 225 | 26 (11.6) | 12 (5.3) | 9 (4.0) | 26 (11.6) | 3 (1.3) | 3 (1.3) | |
Total | 446 | 54 (12.1) | 25 (5.6) | 21 (4.7) | 60 (13.5) | 17 (3.8) | 11 (2.5) | |
10–15 | Male | 298 | 29 (9.7) | 22 (7.4) | 9 (3.0) | 58 (19.5) | 16 (5.4) | 11 (3.7) |
Female | 274 | 23 (8.4) | 14 (5.1) | 12 (4.4) | 46 (16.8) | 16 (5.9) | 9 (.3) | |
Total | 572 | 52 (9.1) | 36 (6.3) | 21 (3.7) | 104 (18.2) | 32 (5.6) | 20 (3.5) | |
Overall | Male | 519 | 57 (11.0) | 35 (6.7) | 21 (4.0) | 92 (17.7) | 30 (5.8) | 19 (3.7) |
Female | 498 | 49 (9.8) | 26 (5.2) | 21 (4.2) | 72 (14.5) | 20 (4.0) | 13 (2.6) | |
Total | 1017 | 106 (10.4) | 61 (6.0) | 41 (4.0) | 164 (16.1) | 60 (5.9) | 32 (3.1) |
Key: PF = P. falciparum; SH = S. haematobium; HW = Hookworm; HN = Hymenolepis species, EV = Enterobious vermicularis