| Study variables |
Number (%) Sm* positive |
Mean egg excretion per gram of stool |
Number (%) positive for hl* other than Sm* |
| Age category
|
<10 |
118,3(19.1) |
27.9 |
9(29.1) |
| 11-20 |
91, 5(30.9) |
109.2 |
9(29.1) |
| 21-30 |
67,3(21.1) |
89.2 |
6(19.4) |
| 31-40 |
63,2(13.8) |
30.1 |
2(6.5) |
| >40 |
75,2 (15.1) |
40 |
5(16.1) |
| p-value |
0.000 |
0.002 |
0.359 |
| Sex |
Male |
204(52.6) |
67.2 |
20(64.5) |
| female |
210(47.4) |
52.8 |
11(35.5) |
| p-value |
0.298 |
0.299 |
0.110 |
| PPF |
Positive |
39(61.5) |
150.76 |
3(9.7) |
| negative |
375(35.7) |
48.57 |
28(90.3) |
| p-value |
0.000 |
0.03 |
0.959 |
|