Table 4 Prevalence of double and triple parasitic infections, stratified by age and sex among 400 primary schoolchildren in the Nyamatongo ward.
| Â | Prevalence of double and triple infections | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Â | S. mansoni + P. falciparum | S. mansoni + Hookworm | P. falciparum + hookworm | P. falciparum + S. mansoni + hookworm |
Sex | N | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
   Female | 204 | 14 (6.9%) | 33 (16.2%) | 5 (2.5%) | 7 (3.4%) |
   Male | 196 | 10 (5.1%) | 40 (20.4%) | 1(0.5%) | 4 (2.1%) |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 10 | 83 | 4 (4.8%) | 16 (19.3%) | 0 | 2 (2.4%) |
   11 - 13 | 210 | 14 (6.7%) | 33 (15.7%) | 3(1.4%) | 8 (3.8%) |
   14 - 16 | 107 | 24 (17.1%) | 73 (57.4%) | 6(1.42%) | 1 (0.9%) |
All age groups | 400 | 42 | 122 | 9 | 11 |