Table 2 Prevalence of Schistosomamansoni infection according to age group
From: Can human schistosomiasis mansoni control be sustained in high-risk transmission foci in Egypt?
Age | <5 | 5 - ≤10 | >10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Village | Number | % positive | Number | % positive | Number | % positive |
Arab Al Mahdar | 64 | 26.6 | 55 | 56.4 | 256 | 48.3 |
Al Ouidat | 44 | 20.5 | 38 | 57.9 | 178 | 29.9 |
Abou Zeid | 30 | 13.3 | 38 | 31.6 | 136 | 24.3 |
Al Gezeera Al Khadra | 5 | 0.0 | 28 | 53.6 | 381 | 19.2 |
Abou Farag | 24 | 16.7 | 32 | 53.1 | 181 | 9.9 |
Total | 167 | 20.4 | 191 | 50.8 | 1135 | 26.6 |
X 2 | --- | 3.912 | ---- | 7.219 | -- | 100.048 |
P | Â | 0.074 | Â | 0.272 | Â | 0.00 |