Table 2: Prevalence of intestinal parasites in relation to sex and age.
Number of cases | |||
Variables | No. Examined | No. Infected | Prevalence (%) |
Sex | |||
Male | 164 | 41 | 25.0 |
Female | 230 | 63 | 27.4 |
Total | 394 | 104 | 26.4 |
Age groups | |||
1-10 | 141 | 41 | 29.1 |
11-20 | 98 | 25 | 25.5 |
21-30 | 48 | 17 | 35.4 |
31-40 | 34 | 4 | 11.8 |
41-50 | 32 | 7 | 21.9 |
51-60 | 22 | 6 | 27.3 |
61-70 | 11 | 3 | 27.3 |
71-80 | 8 | 1 | 12.5 |
Total | 394 | 104 | 26.4 |