Table 1.
Study population characteristics and prevalence of taeniosis in the two districts Mbozi and Mbeya during the last 36-month follow-up survey in July/August 2015 (S36).
| Survey |
S36 |
|
|---|---|---|
| District | Mbozi | Mbeya |
| Stool samples | 1517a | 1501b |
| Males % | 46 | 43 |
| Females % | 54 | 57 |
| Children (≤ 15 years) | 1070 | 1076 |
| Adults (> 15 years) | 444 | 425 |
| Taeniosis (%) | 9 (0.6) | 7 (0.5) |
| Taeniosis in children (%) | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.4) |
| Taeniosis in adults (%) | 8 (1.8) | 3 (0.7) |
a
Age was not recorded for 3 individuals.
b
Sex was not recorded for 1 individual.