Table 1.
Incidence of the most common intestinal parasites in children (5 to 9 years) and socioeconomic and geographical characteristics of Mexican states according to their latitude
| South | North | Overall | P | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | |||||
| Incidence of A. lumbricoides | 215.8 | 14.13 | 90.3 | 153.66 | 153.08 | 211.1 | 0.09 | |||
| Incidence of E. histolytica/dispar | 674.3 | 345.6 | 424.3 | 256.21 | 549.3 | 325.1 | 0.03 | |||
| Incidence of G. lamblia | 25.9 | 14.1 | 44.59 | 47.7 | 35.3 | 35.8 | 0.12 | |||
| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 10.25 | ± 8.45 | 10.63 | ± 4.18 | 10.44 | ± 6.56 | 0.87 | |||
| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 26.38 | ± 4.08 | 25.38 | ± 2.03 | 25.88 | ± 3.21 | 0.39 | |||
| Average annual temperature (°C) | 18.31 | ± 5.25 | 18.00 | ± 2.66 | 18.16 | ± 4.10 | 0.83 | |||
| Mean minimum precipitation (mm)a | 625 | ± 284 | 269 | ± 135 | 447 | ± 284 | 0.00 | |||
| Mean maximum precipitation (mm)a | 2681 | ± 1307 | 1519 | ± 999 | 2100 | ± 1287 | 0.01 | |||
| Average annual precipitation (mm)a | 1653 | ± 698 | 894 | ± 534 | 1273 | ± 723 | 0.00 | |||
| Households living in poverty (%) | 51.90 | ± 14.01 | 40.05 | ± 10.23 | 45.98 | ± 13.48 | 0.01 | |||
| Households living in extreme poverty (%) | 14.46 | ± 10.55 | 6.98 | ± 3.67 | 10.72 | ± 8.65 | 0.01 | |||
| Households without sewage system (%) | 10.08 | ± 8.05 | 8.59 | ± 4.96 | 9.33 | ± 6.62 | 0.53 | |||
| Households without piped water (%) | 15.15 | ± 10.66 | 7.21 | ± 3.86 | 11.18 | ± 8.86 | 0.01 | |||
| Households without toilet (%) | 2.12 | ± 1.44 | 2.01 | ± 1.12 | 2.06 | ± 1.27 | 0.81 | |||
| Population with no health coverage (%) | 57.64 | ± 12.21 | 68.90 | ± 4.04 | 63.27 | ± 10.62 | 0.00 | |||
| Mean Age (years) | 25.25 | ± 1.95 | 25.56 | ± 0.96 | 25.41 | ± 1.52 | 0.57 | |||
| Surface with warm-humid climate (%) | 53.87 | 36.10 | 20.60 | 28.70 | 37.23 | 36.26 | 0.47 | |||
amm per year