Table 3

Helminth species	*Plasmodium* *falciparum*
Helminth species	Ruraln (%)	Urbann (%)
Ascaris	36 (15.31)	6 (2.88)
Trichuris	26 (11.06)	16 (7.59)
Hookworm	02 (0.85)	0 (0)
Ascaris/Trichuris	25 (10.63)	0 (0)
Ascaris/hookworm	03 (1.28)	0 (0)
Trichuris/hookworm	02 (0.85)	0 (0)
Ascaris/Tricuris/hookworm	04 (1.70)	0 (0)
Total	98 (41.70)	22 (10.58)
Significance of difference	Χ2 = 11.17; p = 0.98	χ2 = 13.99; p = 0.003

n: Number of helminth species/ P. falciparum co-infection

Table 3: Prevalence of helminth species/ P. falciparum co-infection in rural and urban areas.