Age group, in years | Location | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 5 | 5–15 | > 15 | P | Urban | Suburban | Rural | P | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
P. falciparum malaria (N = 85)a | 23 (17.6) | 52 (42.3) | 7 (4.7) | < 0.01 | 7 (5.7) | 71 (39.7) | 7 (4.7) | < 0.01 |
Blood filariasis (N = 26)b | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 17 (11.5) | – | 6 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (13.4) | – |
Intestinal parasites (N = 165)c | 23 (39.6) | 28 (50.0) | 86 (73.5) | < 0.01 | 50 (68.5) | 29 (38.2) | 86 (71.1) | < 0.01 |
Protozoan (N = 153)d | 22 (37.9) | 30 (53.6) | 84 (71.8) | < 0.01 | 49 (67.1) | 27 (35.5) | 79 (65.3) | < 0.01 |
Helminths (N = 60)e | 8 (13.8) | 8 (14.3) | 29 (24.8) | 0.19 | 8 (11.0) | 2 (2.6) | 50 (41.3) | < 0.01 |
Polyparasitism (N = 112)f | 15 (20.3) | 22 (26.5) | 55 (43.6) | < 0.01 | 7 (18.4) | 9 (10.0) | 76 (49.0) | < 0.01 |