Table 3.

Prevalence of STH infections by residence (rural and urban) at Sekela primary school in 2019.

Parasite species		Study subjects (n = 384)
		Male (n = 192)				Female (n = 192)
	Age	7-8 n = 40	9-12 n = 40	>12 n = 16	Total 96	7-8 n = 40	9-12 n = 40	>12 n = 16	Total n = 96
A. lumbricoides	Rural	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.78%)	15 (3.9%)	4 (1%)	3 (0.78%)	4 (1%)	11 (2.86%)
	Urban	3 (0.78%)	4 (1%)	2 (0.52%)	9 (2.34%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.26%)	0%	3 (0.78%)
Hookworm	Rural	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.56%)	3 (0.78%)	10 (2.86%)	4 (1%)	1 (0.56%)	2 (0.78%)	7 (1.82%)
	Urban	2 (0.52%)	2 (0.52%)	0%	4 (1%)	1 (1%)	1 (1%)	1 (1%)	3 (0.7%)
T. trichiura	Rural	4 (1%)	2 (0.56%)	4 (1%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.52%)	1 (0.26%)	1 (0.26%)	4 (1.04%)
	Urban	1 (0.5%)	0%	1 (0.26%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.26%)	1 (0.26%)	3 (0.78%)
H. nana	Rural	1 (0.26%)	1 (0.26%)	2% (0.52)	4 (1%)	2 (0.26%)	1 (0.26%)	0%	3 (0.78%)
	Urban	1 (0.26%)	2 (0.52%)	(0%)	3 (0.78%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.56%)	(0%)	3 (0.78%)
H. diminuta	Rural	1 (0.26%)	1 (0.26%)	0%	2 (0.56%)	2 (0.26%)	0%	0%	2 (0.56%)
	Urban	1 (0.26%)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Total	Rural	18 (4.16%)	11 (2.86%)	12 (3.12%)	41 (10.67%)	14 (3.64%)	6 (1.56%)	7 (1.8%)	27 (7.03%)
	Urban	8 (2%)	8 (2%)	3 (0.78%)	19 (6.77%)	5 (1. %)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.56%)	12 (3%)