Table 2.
Age-related prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection among the inhabitants of the surveyed areas
| Age | 0-9 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | > 70 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | Al Hidaib | No. examined | 37 | 64 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 146 |
| No. positive (%) | 5 (13.5) | 3 (4.7) | 1 (5.3) | 2 (18.2) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 14 (9.6) | ||
| Khour Ajwal | No. examined | 312 | 116 | 52 | 74 | 45 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 630 | |
| No. positive (%) | 47 (15.1) | 12 (10.3) | 11 (21.6) | 14 (18.9) | 11 (24.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 (0) | 97 (15.4) | ||
| Total | No. examined | 349 | 180 | 71 | 85 | 52 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 776 | |
| No. positive (%) | 52 (14.9) | 15 (8.3) | 12 (16.9) | 16 (18.8) | 13 (25) | 1 (3.5) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | 111 (14.3) |