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Table 3 Infection intensity of P. falciparum infections, stratified by sex and age (n = 397, children infected with P. ovale were excluded).

From: Co-infections with Plasmodium falciparum, Schistosoma mansoni and intestinal helminths among schoolchildren in endemic areas of northwestern Tanzania

 

1-50 n (%)

51-500 n (%)

501-5000 n (%)

> 5000 n (%)

P-value (males vs. females)

Sex

     

Male

0

5 (25%)

13 (65%)

2 (10%)

 

Female

1 (2.94%)

10 (29.41%)

22 (64.71%)

1 (2.94%)

P = 0.26

Age (years)

     

≤ 10

0

2 (22.22%

7 (77.78%)

0

 

11 - 13

1 (3.13%)

7 (21.88%)

22 (68.75%)

2 (6.25%)

 

14 - 16

0

6 (46.15%)

6 (46.15%)

1 (7.69%)

P = 0.73

Total

1

15

35

3

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