Table 3.

Result of microscopic, serological and PCR analysis

Study group		Total no. of specimen	Serologically positive specimen	PCR positive specimen	Microscopic positive specimen
Sex	Male	503	106	107	102
	Female	665	158	160	156
Age	0–5 years	318	97	98	94
	5–12 years	311	67	66	63
	12–18 years	331	65	67	66
	Adults	208	35	36	35
Source of drinking water	Municipality supply water	501	87	89	85
	Tube well	207	33	31	29
	River	460	146	147	144
Symptoms	Diarrheal	363	65	66	63
	Abdominal pain	383	108	109	103
	Asymptomatic	422	93	92	92