Table 2.
Infection status stratified by study site, sex and age group.
| Characteristic | Infection status |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Positive n (%) | ||
| Study site/state | <0.001 | ||
| 1 Ipogun (Ondo) (Ondo) | 308 | 49 (15.91) | |
| 2 Ilara-Mokin (Ondo) | 302 | 37 (12.27) | |
| 3 Alie Ilie (Osun) | 300 | 32 (10.67) | |
| 4 Lie Twon (Osun) | 301 | 38 (12.62) | |
| 5 Ikwo (Ebonyi) | 536 | 36 (6.72) | |
| 6 Ohaozara (Ebonyi) | 548 | 28 (5.11) | |
| 7 Onicha (Ebonyi) | 537 | 27 (5.03) | |
| 8 Ishielu (Ebonyi) | 548 | 27 (4.93) | |
| 9 Nkanu east (Enugu) | 572 | 35 (6.12) | |
| 10 Anambra west (Anambra) | 539 | 25 (4.64) | |
| 11 Gwer east (Benue) | 567 | 32 (5.64) | |
| 12 Jos north (Plateau) | 456 | 26 (5.70) | |
| Gender | 0.068 | ||
| Female | 2324 | 148 (6.37) | |
| Male | 3190 | 244 (7.65) | |
| Age (years) | <0.001 | ||
| 05–8 | 2579 | 149 (5.78) | |
| 09–11 | 1596 | 121 (7.58) | |
| 12–14 | 1339 | 122 (9.11) | |