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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants in five villages, Kwale district, coastal Kenya

From: Adult population as potential reservoir of NTD infections in rural villages of Kwale district, Coastal Kenya: implications for preventive chemotherapy interventions policy

Characteristic

Maponda

Mirihini

Kajiweni

Miatsani

Mlafyeni

All

No. tested

116

125

122

93

137

593

*Female

77

94

69

70

99

409

Male

39

31

53

23

38

187

Median age (yrs)

38

33

40

41

38

38

Age range (yrs)

18-85

18-80

15-83

18-82

18-88

15-88

  1. *There were more female participants and they were significantly younger compared to male participants (P < 0.001). Data on sex/age for 6 participants were missing.