Table 1 Prevalence and intensity of parasitic infection by sex and age group

Sex

 Male

2 (33.3)

0.151

3 (37.5)

0.259

40 (49.4)

1.66

31 (49.2)

1.28

2 (22.2)

0.000

40 (47.6)

1.01

4 (57.1)

0.977

3 (42.9)

0.78

 Female

4 (66.7)

0.464

5 (62.5)

0.181

41 (50.6)

1.64

32 (50.8)

1.44

7 (77.8)

0.506

44 (52.4)

1.22

3 (42.9)

0.401

4 (57.1)

0.37

 p-value

0.414

0.178

0.479

0.693

0.936

0.925

0.921

0.368

0.087

0.217

0.588

0.107

0.687

0.074

0.711

0.450

Age (months)

 0–12

2 (33.3)

0.151

3 (37.5)

0.201

12 (14.8)

1.51

7 (11.1)

1.29

–

–

4 (4.8)

1.00

1 (14.3)

0.301

–

–

 12–24

2 (33.3)

0.301

2 (25.0)

0.000

14 (17.3)

1.38

12 (19.0)

1.33

1 (11.1)

0.301

17 (20.2)

0.87

–

–

1 (14.3)

0.78

 25–36

–

–

1 (12.5)

0.477

16 (19.8)

1.89

10 (15.9)

1.31

5 (55.6)

0.49

17 (20.2)

1.01

2 (28.6)

0.57

1 (14.3)

0.00

 36–48

2 (33.3)

0.628

1 (12.5)

0.602

11 (13.6)

1.70

11 (17.5)

1.22

–

–

13 (15.5)

1.19

1 (14.3)

0.60

2 (28.6)

0.15

 48–60

–

–

–

–

12 (14.8)

2.16

10 (15.9)

1.54

1 (11.1)

0.78

15 (17.9)

1.53

1 (14.3)

0.60

–

–

 61–71

–

–

1 (12.5)

0.000

16 (19.8)

1.33

13 (20.6)

1.47

2 (22.2)

0.00

18 (21.4)

1.10

2 (28.6)

1.23

3 (42.9)

0.91

 Total

6 (3.6)

0.360

8 (4.8)

0.210

81 (48.5)

1.65

63 (37.7)

1.36

9 (5.4)

0.49

84 (50.3)

1.12

7 (4.2)

0.73

7 (4.2)

0.54

 p-value

0.324

0.145

0.702

0.125

0.508

0.182

0.370

0.917

0.025

0.634

0.000

0.046

0.725

0.54

0.270

0.58