Table 2.
Distribution of parasite density by gender, age-group, and living area
| Study participants, No (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Age-group (years) | Living area | |||||||
| Parasite (density/µL) | N | Male | Female | 5–14 | 15–24 | 25–34 | > 34 | Rural | Semi-urban |
| 50–200 | 12 | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) | 4 (33.3) | 7 (58.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (8.3) | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) |
| 201–500 | 13 | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2) | 1 (7.7) | 5 (38.5) | 4 (30.8) | 3 (23.1) | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) |
| 501–2,000 | 16 | 8 (50) | 8 (50) | 3 (18.8) | 7 (43.8) | 4 (25.0) | 2 (12.5) | 13 (81.3) | 3 (18.8) |
| 2,001–10,000 | 42 | 24 (57.1) | 18 (42.9) | 9 (21.4) | 17 (40.5) | 10 (23.8) | 6 (14.36) | 27 (64.3) | 15 (35.7) |
| > 10,000 | 24 | 9 (37.5) | 15 (62.5) | 7 (29.2) | 10 (41.7) | 4 (16.7) | 3 (12.5) | 14 (58.3) | 10 (41.7) |
| P < 0.339 | P < 0.780 | P < 0.500 | |||||||
N = total number examined; No = total number; rural = Sherkole + Kumruk; semi-urban = Bambasi + Assosa.