Table 1.
Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infection by age group and sex in the four selected public schools.
| Ta’al Model School Lafia | Lafia East Pilot Science Primary School | LGEA Mararaba | St. James Pilot Science Primary School | Total No. Examined | Total No. Infected (%) | χ2 | P Value | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Examined | No Infected with STHs | (%) | No. Examined | No Infected with STHs | (%) | No. Examined | No Infected with STHs | (%) | No. Examined | No Infected with STHs | (%) | ||||||
| Age | 5–7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 47 | 20 (42.6) | 4.9605 * | 0.1747 * |
| 8–10 | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 62 | 18 (29.0) | |||
| 11–13 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 55 | 14 (25.5) | |||
| 14–16 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 55 | 14 (25.5) | |||
| Sex | Male | 20 | 6 | 30.0 | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 20 | 6 | 30.0 | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 80 | 29 (36.3) | 0.27027 ** | 0.6032 ** |
| Female | 30 | 9 | 30.0 | 32 | 8 | 25.0 | 30 | 9 | 30.0 | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 120 | 38 (31.7) | |||
* The output for comparison of the prevalence rate of STHs in relation to age groups. ** The output for comparison of the prevalence rate of STHs in relation to sex.