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Table 1 Demographic information of school children participated in the study from Ukara Island, North-Western Tanzania (n = 774)

From: Intestinal schistosomiasis and geohelminths of Ukara Island, North-Western Tanzania: prevalence, intensity of infection and associated risk factors among school children

Characteristics

n

%

Sex

Female

421

54.39

Male

353

45.61

Age (in years)

4 - 7

234

30.23

8 - 10

370

47.80

11 - 15

120

21.96

Occupational of parents

Peasants

562

72.61

Fishing

212

27.39