Table 2.
Overall B. bacilliformis seropositivity in children by community and age group
| Antibody positive by age group | Antibody negative by age group | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community | 1–5 | 6–10 | 11–15 | Total | (%)a | 1–5 | 6–10 | 11–15 | Total | (%)a |
| Vega del Carmen | 14b | 7 | 4 | 25 | 51% | 8 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 49% |
| Chirimoyos | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 48% | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 52% |
| Santa Rosa | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 42% | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 58% |
| Usaime | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 36% | 12 | 14 | 9 | 35 | 64% |
| Galapagos | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12% | 19 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 88% |
| Jacapo | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8% | 22 | 31 | 27 | 80 | 92% |
| Total # of children per age group in all communities | 37 | 32 | 21 | 90 | 75 | 87 | 67 | 229 | ||
| Total % Ab+ or Ab- children in all communitiesc | 33% | 27% | 24% | 28% | 67% | 73% | 76% | 82% | ||
Antibody was measured as IgG by rPap31 ELISA
aPercentage of antibody-positive or antibody-negative children per community
bNumber of children in each age category
cPercentage of total antibody-positive or negative children by age group